πŸ“‘ The β€˜20-5-3’ Rule Prescribes How Much Time You Should Spend Outside

Bookmarked The β€˜20-5-3’ Rule Prescribes How Much Time You Should Spend Outside by Michael Easter (Prevention)

Nature has these effects on the mind and body because it stimulates and soothes us in unusual and unique ways. For instance, in nature you are engulfed in fractals, suggested Hopman. Fractals are complex patterns that repeat over and over in different sizes and scales and make up the design of the universe. Think: trees (big branch to smaller branch to smaller branch and so on), river systems (big river to smaller river to stream and so on), mountain ranges, clouds, seashells. β€œCities don’t have fractals,” said Hopman. β€œImagine a typical building. It’s usually flat, with right angles. It’s painted some dull color.” Fractals are organized chaos, which our brains apparently dig. In fact, scientists at the University of Oregon discovered that Jackson Pollock’s booze-and-jazz-fueled paintings are made up of fractals. This may explain why they speak to humans at such a core level.

In an adaption from the bookΒ The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self, Michael Easter discusses the β€˜20-5-3’ Rule for engaging with nature:

  • 20 minutes outside three times a week
  • 5 hours a month spent in semi-wild nature
  • 3 days a year off the grid in nature

α”₯ “Daniel Pink
in (1) Daniel Pink on Twitter: “How much time should you spend outside? Try the 20-5-3 rule. 20 minutes a day/3 days per week in a neighborhood park. 5 hours a month in semi-wild nature, like a forested state park. 3 days a year off the grid — e.g. in a cabin. https://t.co/gKvwe0D02H” / Twitter ()

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