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21 hours agoWhat to Do When Your Home Office Is Also Your Living Room
Transforming small spaces into functional work areas can be achieved with smart furniture choices and layout adjustments.
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23 hours agoPower-washing, pool-cleaning and mowing: Why millions are playing games about mundane jobs
"We want to make the Graham Norton of video games," says Kirsty Rigden, the chief executive of Brighton-based FuturLab, which makes PowerWash Simulator. Aspiring to emulate a talkshow host who has a reputation for being affable rather than for setting pulses racing is perhaps an unusual ambition for a gaming studio.
Games
fromSilicon Canals
19 hours agoI'm 66 and I spent four decades chasing the version of happiness I saw in other people's living rooms - and the day I stopped, I noticed I'd been happy in my own kitchen all along - Silicon Canals
I was stealing other people's definitions of happiness and trying to make them fit my life. I'd walk past neighbors' houses at night, see their living rooms lit up through the windows, and think that's what I was missing.
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Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoI retired at 64 with a generous pension and a calendar full of plans - and by month three I was staring at my phone realizing I had nobody to call just to talk, not because I needed something - Silicon Canals
Retirement can lead to unexpected loneliness and a realization of the lack of genuine friendships built outside of work.
Alternative transportation
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 days agoE-bikes and mental health: Why outdoor riding reduces anxiety fast - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Riding e-bikes enhances mental health by providing exercise, fresh air, and a stress-free commuting alternative.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoThe people who keep their home impossibly clean aren't necessarily organized. Some of them grew up in chaos and the only variable they could control was their physical space, and they've never stopped trying to create order in the one domain that actually responds to effort. - Silicon Canals
Compulsive tidiness often stems from childhood adversity, serving as a coping mechanism for control in unpredictable environments.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPeople who check their phone within five minutes of waking up are training their brain to start every day in reaction mode - and it's costing them more than they realize - Silicon Canals
Starting the day with phone use can negatively impact mental state and set a stressful tone for the day.
UX design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 days ago8 Best Desk Gadgets Every Digital Nomad Quietly Keeps in Their Bag & Finally Deserves a Permanent Home - Yanko Design
Digital nomads curate essential tools that transition from travel to a permanent workspace, enhancing both functionality and personal connection.
fromArchitectural Digest
2 days agoI'm Done Sourcing So Much Online. Here's Why
The convenience of sourcing online is fraught with more pitfalls than most of us want to admit. Try finding adequate photos of a vintage piece's condition-close-ups of the fabric, video of damaged areas, any images of a piece's rear or underside!
UX design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
4 days agobody agency and the ways wearable devices let people regain control of their physical forms
Body agency is a power returned after an incident took it away from the user's physical form, and some wearable devices and technologies have this exact goal in mind.
Wearables
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
4 days agoBiomimetic Architecture Reaches New Heights With This Bird-of-Paradise Yoga Space - Yanko Design
Thilina Liyanage's architecture translates animal gestures into functional designs, exemplified by the Rifle Bird Yogashala inspired by the Victoria's riflebird's courtship display.
Mental health
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4 weeks agoCould Your Kitchen Use Some Houseplants? They May Help Beat Cabin Fever, According To Research - Tasting Table
Houseplants alleviate seasonal affective disorder and cabin fever symptoms, with low-maintenance options like peace lilies, snake plants, and pothos thriving in kitchens with limited light and space.
fromArchitectural Digest
2 weeks agoHome Design for a Longer Life: Can a House Really Promote Longevity?
When you design your home with intentionality, you are essentially 'hard-coding' healthy behaviors into your daily rhythm. Health outcomes are the result of thousands of micro-decisions—so in his own home, he prioritized spaces like the kitchen, whose open layout makes cooking a pleasure, and the gym, centrally located.
Wellness
Remote teams
fromwww.hrdive.com
2 weeks agoOffice space must support learning and well-being to attract workers, design firm says
Employees prioritize physical and mental wellness amenities, focused work spaces, and nature access in office design, with reduced resistance to return-to-office policies as job market tightens.
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