Re:Nature has enormous emotional and cognitive benefits on p...
by jjav on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @02:34AM
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> Most towns and suburbs don't have acres of wild forest in them. That's not exactly a unique "flaw" of cities.
Not "in" them obviously, but suburbs can often have expanses of nature right next to them unlike dense cities.
Living in a suburb, I can walk to all the necessities of day to day life but in just a 5 minute bike ride I can be into the forest where I can ride for hours on end without seeing any sign of civilization. It is a wonderful escape from the stress of 24x7 slack and jira.
Not "in" them obviously, but suburbs can often have expanses of nature right next to them unlike dense cities.
Living in a suburb, I can walk to all the necessities of day to day life but in just a 5 minute bike ride I can be into the forest where I can ride for hours on end without seeing any sign of civilization. It is a wonderful escape from the stress of 24x7 slack and jira.