Secrets of the world's happiest cities
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Secrets of the world's happiest cities
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#2Extra space, cleaner air, healthier and happier people, safer streets... Is there really any downside to banning personal cars from the city? Leave the roads for cyclists, public transportation, emergency vehicles and delivery vehicles. Suburbanites can park outside of the city can go the rest of the way via bus/train/bicycle.
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#3Meanwhile my mayor declared "the war on cars is over" when he was elected. Toronto, ugh.
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#4Meanwhile my mayor declared "the war on cars is over" when he was elected. Toronto, ugh.
Is that the crack-smoking mayor? Or is that elsewhere in Canada?
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#5I spent two days in Copenhagen over the summer for some training and I loved it. The people seemed so much more relaxed than in London or here in the US. And the bikes! They were everywhere! It was so nice :)
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#6The article mentions something along the lines of people who walk to work are happier than if they drove to work.
I wonder how remote working from home compares in happiness to walking to a separate but nearby place of work?
When I've worked from home for sustained periods, I've felt happier when taking regular walks than if I stay indoors all day. I've found walking before the work day starts to be the most beneficial (just around the block for 5-15 mins). I tried this after a remote working friend recommended it (and his remote working neighbour had recommended it to him IIRC).
I wonder if any of you who home work have found the same or otherwise?
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#7Extra space, cleaner air, healthier and happier people, safer streets... Is there really any downside to banning personal cars from the city? Leave the roads for cyclists, public transportation, emergency vehicles and delivery vehicles. Suburbanites can park outside of the city can go the rest of the way via bus/train/bicycle. http://ecooptimism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bike-bus-c...
The automobile-industrial complex that destroyed public transportation in the US would never let it happen here. Maybe in other countries it's a possibility. Or maybe in the future when the major car manufacturers FINALLY go under. I support visionary tech like the HyperLoop even if only because it shows that there are some smart people who can actually see the problem and that they are thinking of ways of solving it.
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#8The article mentions something along the lines of people who walk to work are happier than if they drove to work. I wonder how remote working from home compares in happiness to walking to a separate but nearby place of work? When I've worked from home for sustained periods, I've felt happier when taking regular walks than if I stay indoors all day. I've found walking before the work day starts to be the most benefici…
I work from home 100% of the time (I live in the US and have a client here and a client in Norway). I absolutely love it and I don't think I could ever go back to working in an office.
I have time to spend with my dogs, take them out and keep them exercised. I have time to spend with my wife and we only have to keep up one car.
I work just as efficiently, if not more so, than when I worked in an office setting through tech like Skype, Screenhero, email, and just basic phone calls. And we use task management apps like Zendesk to help coordinate between our team and other teams. It's really very smooth and efficient.
I do get a little cabin-feverish sometimes, but then I just spend an hour outside with my dogs, or my wife and I go on a day trip to and catch some theater or something, and I'm ready to get back to it.
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#9The article mentions something along the lines of people who walk to work are happier than if they drove to work. I wonder how remote working from home compares in happiness to walking to a separate but nearby place of work? When I've worked from home for sustained periods, I've felt happier when taking regular walks than if I stay indoors all day. I've found walking before the work day starts to be the most benefici…
oh - and I primarily use a standing desk! That, I think, is a huge advantage over a sitting desk. But there's also a lot of personal preference there, so YMMV
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#10Downtown Bogota at night was one of the scariest places I've ever been.
On the flip-side, Bogota itself is awesome, made more awesome by Colombians, who are also double awesome!