Laura Pike Seeley
@laurapikeseeley
Laura Pike Seeley
I think that the era of rigid zonal segregation is over. No longer can a city be simply divided into a series of discrete places: the place where I work, the place where I live, and the place where I want to spend my leisure time. This simplistic planning notion is about to change. People want to live in closer proximity to their work, and they... See more
Andre Brumfield • Trends to Watch Reshaping the Future of Cities and Urban Living
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mbivalence is an invitation for rumination. We agonize about ambiguous comments, unsure what to make of them and whether to trust the people who make them.
Adam Grant • Opinion | Your Most Ambivalent Relationships Are the Most Toxic
elected leaders continue to insist that well-being be measured mostly by economic growth, and when the U.S. media breathlessly reports quarterly economic growth data, with increases deemed “good” and decreases deemed “bad.”
Why shouldn’t free time and its benefits be included in the equation? Why aren’t figures on the social costs of unlimited... See more
Why shouldn’t free time and its benefits be included in the equation? Why aren’t figures on the social costs of unlimited... See more
Gary Cross • Why is free time still so elusive?
Adopting a healthy scepticism towards inherited ideas means “emptying the container of the Self”, or perhaps exercising a kind of trained “forgetting” of that which is extraneous to the essential self. In this state, we become less prone to partaking in the superfluous occupations we impose upon ourselves to cope with the weight of social
... See moreFinding your essential self: the ancient philosophy of Zhuangziexplained
Timber cities ‘could cut 100bn tons of CO2 emissions by 2100’
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Wisecarver told Dezeen that the workspace provider, which has 756 locations in 38 countries, is moving away from the traditional co-working model in response to the changing demands of its clients.
Dezeen • "No one wants a sea of desks anymore" says WeWork's global head of design
