I noticed something weird in my productivity data last month. My focus metrics were consistently 15-20% higher on certain days, but I couldn’t figure out what was different. Sleep was…
So I’ve been tracking family interaction patterns since my parents moved in with us last year. Yeah, I know – tracking family dynamics sounds weird, but hear me out. When…
So there I was last week, stuck in another endless virtual PTA meeting about school budget cuts, when something caught my attention. One of the other parents had this amazing…
I’ve been tracking high-end biophilic design installations for about three years now – started as a side curiosity when I kept seeing productivity research about natural elements, but it’s turned…
So I’ve been thinking a lot lately about this whole obsession we have with trying to recreate jungle vibes everywhere we live, regardless of whether it makes any sense. It…
I never thought I’d be growing mushrooms in my basement at age seventy-two, but here we are. Started about two years ago when our daughter sent me an article about…
When you walk into any building – whether it’s a doctor’s office, a business, or even our church – the first space you encounter sets the tone for everything that…
You know, after thirty-eight years in the same house, I’ve given a lot of thought to stairs. Not just because mine are getting harder to climb – though there’s that…
After spending the last few years modifying our house for my wife’s health needs, I’ve learned a lot about how much our environment affects our daily wellbeing. The kitchen, especially,…
After eight years of modifying our home and yard to better support my wife’s health needs following her stroke, I’ve come to understand something that should have been obvious all…
Okay, so I’m not exactly staying at five-star hotels on the regular – my travel budget is more “find the cheapest thing on Booking.com that doesn’t look like a horror…
I’ve been reading about something that really caught my attention – how companies are redesigning offices to connect workers with nature. It’s called biophilic design, and after spending most of…
I never used to pay much attention to how museum spaces were designed until I started taking my kids to them regularly. Before parenthood, I’d walk through exhibits focused mainly…
I’ve been tracking my workspace productivity metrics for years now, and about 18 months ago I started noticing something interesting in my data. On days when I worked from coffee…
My wife and I have visited our share of wellness centers over the past few years, partly for her physical therapy needs after her stroke, partly because we’re both interested…