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- Paying close attention to nature. I've seen thousands of cool creatures I would previously have missed, and logged a lot of them on iNaturalist so it is also
by Yenrabbit 6y ago
- Paying close attention to nature. I've seen thousands of cool creatures I would previously have missed, and logged a lot of them on iNaturalist so it is also contributing to citizen science (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=jonathan471&verifiable=any https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_i...)
- My wife and family. Without much opportunity to see anyone outside our bubble these close relationships have become even more important and special.
- Dialing back on work. Or, inversely, trying to work too hard was the biggest negative contribution to my happiness, and lowering commitments then eventually quitting entirely for a complete break has been a big help.
- 7952 6y agoI started using INaturalist during our first lockdown. Amazing how it opens your eyes to things that you missed before. Like how some flower heads have tiny little luminous beetles during summer. Or that the random weeds I see on the side of the road are highly toxic or possibly have some obscure property. Just going for a walk is like mindfulness meditation where you learn things.
- OrbitRock 6y agoI once followed that thread of starting to observe nature around me so far that I ended up switching careers and became an ecologist, lol. It’s definitely good for the mind!