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Wagamaga OP t1_irqr45y wrote
New research based on data from 18 countries concludes that adults with better mental health are more likely to report having spent time playing in and around coastal and inland waters, such as rivers and lakes (also known collectively as blue spaces) as children.
The finding was replicated in each of the countries studied.
Mounting evidence shows that spending time in and around green spaces such as parks and woodlands in adulthood is associated with stress reduction and better mental health. However, we know far less about the benefits of blue spaces, or the role childhood contact has in these relationships in later life.
Data came from the BlueHealth International Survey (BIS), a cross-sectional survey co-ordinated by the University of Exeter’s European Centre for Environment and Human Health. The current analysis used data from over 15,000 people across 14 European Countries and 4 other non-European countries/regions (Hong Kong, Canada, Australia and California).
Respondents were asked to recall their blue space experiences between the ages of 0-16 years including how local they were, how often they visited them, and how comfortable their parents/guardians were with them playing in these settings, as well as more recent contact with green and blue spaces over the last four weeks, and mental health over the last two weeks.
The research, published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, found that individuals who recalled more childhood blue space experiences tended to place greater intrinsic value on natural settings in general, and to visit them more often as adults – each of which, in turn, were associated with better mental wellbeing in adulthood.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494422001219
poopmanpoopmouse t1_irqs5am wrote
Blue space bro
AllanfromWales1 t1_irqt37v wrote
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside..
FrankieMcGigglefits t1_irqtfjq wrote
So where's the study? Am I missing think?
Op only put a link discussing the study.
alabasterwilliams t1_irr6kbq wrote
Is water becoming a trigger word?
Water. People like being near water. Almost like it’s a necessary human requirement.
Snuggoth t1_irr8nx0 wrote
Dunno, just something weird about a company called BlueHealth spearheading a study that seeks to emphasize blue spaces on the heels of those finding results in green spaces. It's neat, but it does make you wonder about it a little.
bandalooper t1_irradvj wrote
Sounds like you’re the one triggered here. Greenspace is pretty common to describe many different land environs, so what’s wrong with bluespace?
Mr_Zaroc t1_irrbu5a wrote
I havent heard the term blue space before
I get that you call a greenspace greenspace, it could be many things like gardens, yards, forests, etc. but water is just, water
alabasterwilliams t1_irrbxg2 wrote
I’m triggered by the continuing blue spacing down of our language to further buzzword psychology.
cantrecoveraccount t1_irrcef6 wrote
Everything was great, bluespaces and greenspaces lived in harmony. Until the red spaces invaded. Now all we have is greyspaces.
erik_33_DK13 t1_irreelm wrote
must be that fresh air
myversionofyours t1_irreyee wrote
Reminisces in Grandma’s blue living room furniture
vainamo- t1_irrftyn wrote
Same. I thought maybe they meant places with water OR places with open sky?
mascaraforever t1_irrg01t wrote
Admittedly reading this at a red light so can’t read the full article until I get home but I wonder how much economics factor in here. I’m thinking children who are able to take more trips to “blue spaces” are also more likely to be in better off economic situations to begin with.
AstonMartinZ t1_irrg2lu wrote
Closed sky places are just buildings
ban_circumcision_now t1_irrgmt0 wrote
It would be great if all the land surrounding a lake or River for a 100ft or so was public property, it’s a shame how little of a nearby lake is actually accessible…..
OldApartment9295 t1_irrh25x wrote
I take my kid hiking every weekend when its nice(the weather, not the kid). She complains 3/4 of the way then she’ll be really quiet and finally mention she’s having fun. Its a real drain on my mood but its good for us to go.
sciencesnob t1_irrh70i wrote
Not really. In Arkansas they are poor as hell but everyone spends their weekends and summers at the lakes and rivers. We are gifted with bluespaces here and it doesnt cost us to see it.
vainamo- t1_irrhuj7 wrote
Or places in between them, yes.
Uncynical_Diogenes t1_irrhw5h wrote
Ahh yes. “Kids with resources have better outcomes than poor kids” again. Riveting.
KillerJupe t1_irri0qs wrote
Does a pool count?
DannyBoy911 t1_irri4j3 wrote
I paint all my walls blue. For the children.
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actuarally t1_irrilje wrote
THAT'S what Halsey is saying in that song?!?
Leading-Two5757 t1_irrino3 wrote
Ah yes, this single anecdote clearly means everyone regardless of location and economic status has the same opportunities.
What a myopic viewpoint of the world you have.
Makal t1_irriqry wrote
Here I was assuming from the headline they meant Blue Zones, places where people have higher longevity.
IchthysdeKilt t1_irrj02v wrote
Or under lots of trees.
sciencesnob t1_irrj04l wrote
People have access to nature unless they live in a cery large city. That isnt a single ancedote. You are thinking ocean or big trip. Im daying a local pond, river, or lake which is literally almost everywhere can count. Poor people have access to look at lakes and rivers. You calling my viewpoint myopic is quite laughable.
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Dragoness42 t1_irrjxus wrote
Most creeks have an easement where the creek bed itself doesn't really belong to anyone (at least in California, where I have experience). Doesn't mean it has protected access points the same way an ocean beach does, but at least you can walk up and down the creek freely.
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sock_templar t1_irrk2gk wrote
The heck is a blue space
moosethrow1 t1_irrkg35 wrote
Reddit might as well just start up it's own first party click farm or just accept money directly to market whoever's business.
Same with universities. They're not going to deny free money, there are just too many people involved in a big institution that will use/want that money.
Dunno why I still come to these big subreddits while knowing i'm just going to be marketed at. I think part of it is because I enjoy reading comments, but even comments and users/bots are being bought.
Daisend t1_irrkwjt wrote
I was so confused by “blue spaces” I didn’t think it was controversial to say ocean. I was picturing maybe like giant blue rooms.
I did grow up by the beach and also a small forest by my house. I adore going out on hikes. I just assume people who grow up near nature like to be near it as adults as well
Blue_Swirling_Bunny t1_irrleol wrote
Or sky. I didn't grow up near water, but fields and farms. Blue spaces for me mean sky, water being secondary.
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seehp t1_irrllfs wrote
It is total buzzword bulshit. Probably trademarked or already lined up in a fat ad campaign pipeline.
Antnee83 t1_irrlp8s wrote
Normalize the process of not speaking like an HR manager in casual human interactions!
seehp t1_irrlqfi wrote
Never heard it before. So, in which circles is it being routinely used?
Dave30954 t1_irrly5n wrote
She’s definitely gonna appreciate that when she grows up, trust me. Good on you as a parent
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seehp t1_irrmf9x wrote
I think you need some rest in a turquoise space.
seehp t1_irrmkd8 wrote
If it is blue like all open water apparently is...
yukon-flower t1_irrmlcn wrote
Spending time in areas with more nature and less urban infrastructure is healthy for us. Got it.
ttimo123456 t1_irrmnp7 wrote
Guess they’re trying to be inclusive to big lakes too
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seehp t1_irrmvgm wrote
I think it is more framing for a big ad push...
vainamo- t1_irrnboi wrote
True. Luckily, studies show that being under trees is also very good for us.
KillerSpud t1_irrngyf wrote
LD;DR: Go outside sometimes.
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beeboopPumpkin t1_irrog5j wrote
I was also picturing a blue room.
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redglasscoffee t1_irrothh wrote
Ponds and rivers would like a word.
Outside_Classroom_38 t1_irrpbqz wrote
I don’t understand your comment. I was dirt poor, like the heat turned off regularly. I spent all my time in the river. I collected craw dads so we’d have would have a protein to eat at dinner. I’m pretty sure that would contribute to the happiness of my childhood
Glum_Ad_4288 t1_irrps6n wrote
The word they would like is “water.”
Glum_Ad_4288 t1_irrq6u2 wrote
To be fair, they did define it in the first sentence: “coastal and inland waters, such as rivers and lakes (also known collectively as blue spaces)”
owleealeckza t1_irrs17c wrote
Your experience is not the typical experience of poor children, imagine that.
Glum_Ad_4288 t1_irrs5kh wrote
The word for “under the sky” is “outdoors,” or perhaps “outdoors on a sunny day.”
This study is specifically about being near bodies of water.
Uncynical_Diogenes t1_irrswdp wrote
Your experience is the different between the words “anecdote” and “data”.
One person is a story. Lots of people is data.
Far more poor people exist not on rivers forming idyllic childhood memories than do.
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cloneketsuji t1_irrugox wrote
Here I was thinking this was another media led trigger to get parents to buy blue paint for all the walls in their houses.
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DemiHelios t1_irrw6ft wrote
Me too friend! My child is a freaking nightmare but there are moments when she loves it.
EveHallidayInTheRain t1_irrwlyi wrote
Same. It’s worth the initial discomfort to see how my children grew and learned to value this time.
Rpanich t1_irrwpyh wrote
I mean, homosapiens have existed for 300,000 years, and we only started settling a down, farming, and living in cities 5000 years ago.
Maybe what’s healthiest for humans is the environment we evolved in for 98.5% of our existence: eating a varied diet, getting lots of light cardio, and being around lots of water, plants, and sunlight?
dglp t1_irrxx4o wrote
And then there are blue trees.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/y07bwq/blue_tree_in_our_local_woods_to_raise_awareness/
nonideal02 t1_irryta8 wrote
Misunderstood the message, locked my kid in a room with blue walls
sirtalen t1_irryug6 wrote
I was wondering what the hell a blue space was
Glum_Ad_4288 t1_irryxu6 wrote
Oh I agree, “blue space” is a stupid term. I’m just saying they do define it, and their definition is “near an ocean or inland body of water.”
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Call_me_Casper t1_irs0y4p wrote
Sure, but doesn't that prove the point he's making?
eleanorstonkle t1_irs185n wrote
My best friend complained all the time about how her mom would make her go hiking growing up, and now she's a mountaineering badass.
left_foot_braker t1_irs25gi wrote
If you’re anything like me, you come to the big subreddits to know how what the internet-engaged part of the collective consciousness is thinking, is aware of and what they are paying attention to. Reddit is a great aggregator for the types of people and opinions you’ll see when you venture out into the real world and gives you tremendous insight into how and what people think. This is especially useful in the current era where people in the real world are largely still obscuring just what parts of the internet they are engaged with.
Krzych123 t1_irs34f7 wrote
Water, not my sure why they used such weird phrasing
skynetempire t1_irs35jo wrote
I took my sons fishing and they would act up. I then remembered how I was with my dad unable to sit still and want to reel it in right away. The same way my sons are, but my son is older and he told me how much fun he would have fishing. I guess it's worth it at the end
GloriuContentYT2 t1_irs3o5a wrote
"Seeing the sky is good for kids."
celtlass t1_irs3qx4 wrote
Near water? They mention greenspace as being parks/outside, so I assume they meant something like the sea/lakes/rivers.
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BEAMeUPScuT t1_irs47qv wrote
I really wish there were more distance bicycling trails.
It's really nice to go on a long bike ride with family through farmland and forests only to find yourself sheltered at an eccentric little convenience store in the middle of nowhere selling ice-cream sandwiches and lemonade when a storm rolls through.
Sock_puppet09 t1_irs5wa2 wrote
Probably trying to release kyogre.
PassiveHouseBuilder t1_irs6xns wrote
What does it say?
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SnowyNW t1_irs94yx wrote
I immediately thought about all my time staring at the sky
alias4557 t1_irs99tf wrote
My parents used to drag me on outdoor/adventure vacations, and hated it so much at the time. Looking back, I feel so bad, because I appreciate so much the experiences it gave me. Keep up the good fight.
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congenitally_deadpan t1_irs9xm9 wrote
Seems like the term "trigger word" itself is undergoing a transition.
Don't think it is a "trigger word" issue, it is just that someone likely felt that "blue space" sound so very up to date, 21st century, maybe even woke.
alphaaldoushuxley t1_irsall0 wrote
Yeah this is the first time I’ve heard this term. As soon as I saw someone mention water I understood though.
Mr_Zaroc t1_irsamiu wrote
Nah I am with you, I really dislike big cities
Just the term blue space seems unnecessarily abstract
Rpanich t1_irsayjq wrote
Oh I think it might just be that: water and the sky.
I don’t think it’s necessarily just children: working in an office with a window is far better than an office without a window.
If that window looks at the sky, the ocean, a forest, a field, a mountain, I imagine those things are all good “green” and/ or “blue” spaces.
If that window faces a brick wall, I bet it would be bad.
But I think the thing might be is that if they painted the brick wall blue or green, it might have the same partial benefit.
hazpat t1_irsb28k wrote
Are you saying going to a pool is the same as a creek, river, lake, pond, beach, harbor, ocean?
hazpat t1_irsbdfm wrote
Very first sentence in the article >New research based on data from 18 countries concludes that adults with better mental health are more likely to report having spent time playing in and around coastal and inland waters, such as rivers and lakes (also known collectively as blue spaces) as children.
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Darkdarkar t1_irsdi6z wrote
At least it’s better than squarespace?
Nkechinyerembi t1_irsdr57 wrote
Hey now, i was born and raised in the middle of nowhere in Southeast Illinois and I've never even been swimming before, and I turned out fine!
No. I didn't. I did not turn out fine. Send help.
GaimanitePkat t1_irsf7fb wrote
I mean, if they mean that ANY space with water is beneficial, I understand the need for shorthand. Ocean, pond, lake, river, stream, bay.
ashkestar t1_irsfbpz wrote
I mean, it does differentiate between natural water environments and manmade ones. You could put that another way, but given the wide acceptance of “green space,” it does kinda work.
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Alpacowl t1_irskl3o wrote
Unexpected firebenders!
BlackberryButtons t1_irslvbu wrote
It's super strange, but I know for a fact I bitched incessantly about the constant hiking, road trips and weekend beach visits back in the 90's.
Now I look back and don't remember anything except the texture of it all, and the colors, and the smells of sea air and rainforest wind. And they are some of my best memories!
Part of it I think is that I have ADHD, and so suffering/discomfort has a timeless quality to it. But also other people without ADHD have described the same kind of simplification. Super interesting!
The kids will definitely appreciate it later, as others have said!
Jak_n_Dax t1_irso3fi wrote
Lord lord lord, I am Lord
tvbomb t1_irso9ey wrote
Keep dragging her out. As the kid who grew up with this, who otherwise wouldn’t spend a moment outside and still loves video games to an unhealthy amount, this instilled a love and wonder for the outdoors that still resides in me today. I’m 29 now and just went on a 9 mile hike with Dad for his birthday this weekend. It’s a great way to keep close even though we live a couple hours away from each other now.
louderharderfaster t1_irsp1w3 wrote
I am a weird hybrid? I grew up in extreme violence in inner city Detroit but yet our dad had a keen love of nature and 2-3 times a month he would take us out hiking through a specific park + give us a quarter for every plant we could identify. Statistically, I was both fucked and blessed - the upshot is, I have no violent tendencies (brother was not so lucky) and I do have a deep appreciation for nature that feels reciprocal.
It can be hard to get out sometimes but I never regret it.
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Atlantic0ne t1_irspdi7 wrote
The way you talk makes you sound very bitter and angry, and it seems uncalled for.
aioncan t1_irsqk25 wrote
The one who wrote the article is an alien from another galaxy
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Alluvium t1_irsrsrj wrote
and a blue Corvette ?
Glum_Ad_4288 t1_irsti4r wrote
Are your parents around for you to let them know how much you value the experience, even though you didn’t show it at the time? I bet they’d really appreciate hearing it now.
PaulaLoomisArt t1_irstifz wrote
Are there more poor city kids than poor rural kids? Because as another poor kid who grew up playing in a river, that’s pretty common in rural areas in the United States at least. “Blue spaces” can provide free entertainment, free relief from hot summers, and in some cases, a source of free food as well. My siblings and I spent countless hours around the water and all the neighbor kids did too. These weren’t vacations to a beach somewhere with our parents, just a handful of children playing unsupervised on a muddy river bank.
Cosmic_fault t1_irstmj2 wrote
> Reddit might as well just start up it's own first party click farm
Okay, what exactly do you think reddit is
___Guitarmadillo___ t1_irstyb6 wrote
Everything was blue for him
___Guitarmadillo___ t1_irsu24m wrote
I've also heard " green spaces". Nature!!! Just say nature!!!
Relatable-bagel t1_irsuei6 wrote
I can still here my grandfather gently scolding me to stop checking my bait. Such a great life metaphor god I love fishing.
Landonian t1_irsukji wrote
i don't know what you're on about. this study isn't about the color blue. it's about water. maybe read the article just a bit
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PaulaLoomisArt t1_irsuyyo wrote
I imagine they’re thinking primarily of poor kids in more urban areas, where access to the water is often a luxury. My experience is like yours though, I was a poor rural kid who spent plenty of summers mucking about in the nearest river. I think our experiences are probably similar to that of many other poor children living in the country. The study isn’t viewable for me so I’m not sure how (or if) it accounts for this rural/urban distinction.
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thecatscatch t1_irsvfmz wrote
It’s a industry/planning term. It covers spaces which has a water (often drainage criteria). Water is too of a broad term as it can also suggest potable water which is about pipe networks. This where it gets fun, lots of new stuff described as blue-green infrastructure which is a growing hybrid field. Like instead of a concrete storm channel, the same system can made via a constructed methods as a naturalised “green” channel so it is essentially a man-made creek. So we would now call this blue-green infrastructure. Then the information in this article would be used as supporting information on why we should build human interaction points on a piece of blue-green infrastructure to make it now a community amenity when previously it would have just have been an infrastructure solution.
PaulaLoomisArt t1_irsvkva wrote
I mean, Lake Superior is absolutely gorgeous. Has that wide open feeling and clear water of an ocean, but none of the hurricane risk. It does get cold though.
Katrin_underwhearer t1_irsxquy wrote
See: William Wordsworths ‘The Prelude’
Rpanich t1_irsy4vw wrote
I know, I’m just trying to explain how colour theory is used; for example when we learned about green spaces, and we decided to paint a bunch of hospitals green and have doctors wear green scrubs, and we found that the benefits carry over.
I’m just trying to venture a guess that perhaps, in the same way the colour “green” might be connected with “green spaces”, the colour “blue” might have the same benefits, as “blue spaces” effects sound very similar to “green space” benefits, and I was only offering a evolutionary hypothesis as to why.
zuctronic t1_irt04xd wrote
"New research based on data from 18 countries concludes that adults with better mental health are more likely to report having spent time playing in and around coastal and inland waters, such as rivers and lakes (also known collectively as blue spaces) as children." (first paragraph of the article)
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xadiant t1_irt3s1p wrote
One day I am going to have a stroke reading these titles.
BAD4SSET t1_irt5wu0 wrote
Damn u right
lionseatcake t1_irt6x9w wrote
I mean, that water ain't blue anymore pretty much ANy where. So...brown spaces?
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theledsubmarine t1_irtccfa wrote
They must be blue. And live in a blue world. They probably drive a blue car too...
DeTrotseTuinkabouter t1_irtci4q wrote
"Around bodies of water" seems like a much better description.
DeTrotseTuinkabouter t1_irtcjv2 wrote
Just hiking or hiking around bodies of water?
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iamacarpet t1_irtekpm wrote
> having spent time playing in and around coastal and inland waters, such as rivers and lakes (also known collectively as blue spaces)
minehammerwarcraft t1_irtgii6 wrote
we gotta protect the sensitive babies on reddit. you know having water is a privilege right? and that flaunting access to water is insensitive to people who don't have it? how dare you.
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FriarNurgle t1_irthskr wrote
I heard he blue himself
Aveman19 t1_irtkk9e wrote
Take it from me: my dad would drag the whole family out every summer to the mountains for some hiking. I hated it as a kid, I’d complain non-stop. Fast forward to now - I moved to a city closer to the mountains so I can go out every other week. Nothing warms the soul like a good hike.
morphologicthesecond t1_irtkrka wrote
The article abstract even says "green space"
cesium-sandwich t1_irtl6rh wrote
Yeah. This isn't science. Science would be discussing the socioeconomic/societal structures that are hidden by this overly simplistic metaphor.
RojaCatUwu t1_irtlbz0 wrote
"blue spaces": natural sources of water. Ocean/lakes/rivers.
It's in the first paragraph.
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uselessfoster t1_irtomll wrote
Yeah I do think this is a good point. Rural poor and urban poor are lumped together all the time, but there are some big differences in access to different resources for the groups.
lucid_life_cycle t1_irtsks1 wrote
I must of had a blue filter googles as a kid, CAUSE I AM A WALKING MELTDOWN
killerbeeman t1_irtssmv wrote
Seriously, what are they?
Existing_Tourist8709 t1_irtw50t wrote
If I he was green he would die
whiffling_waterfowl t1_irtxfc1 wrote
>New research based on data from 18 countries concludes that adults with better mental health are more likely to report having spent time playing in and around coastal and inland waters, such as rivers and lakes (also known collectively as blue spaces) as children.
>The finding was replicated in each of the countries studied.
>Mounting evidence shows that spending time in and around green spaces such as parks and woodlands in adulthood is associated with stress reduction and better mental health. However, we know far less about the benefits of blue spaces, or the role childhood contact has in these relationships in later life.
Blue_Swirling_Bunny t1_iru15nu wrote
That's weird because the lakes and rivers I've seen are green or brown, not blue.
Embarrassed_Future20 t1_iru8hj0 wrote
I was this child and I will forever be grateful to my father because now in my thirties it’s one of the most refreshing/distressing ways I cope with life.
mosstrich t1_iru8jfl wrote
I live in Fl, you don’t play near lakes or rivers
CodeNameSV t1_iru9r64 wrote
Tell us more about this not so lucky bro.
formerpharmama t1_irub78e wrote
Fr…one word: alligators
alias4557 t1_irud1y5 wrote
I had a fat heart to heart with my dad a couple of years ago when we drove halfway across country together. My sisters and I also mention it at family holiday gatherings. We were all little shits back then, I think we’ve been forgiven for most of it.
4theLoveOfKnowledge t1_irufm08 wrote
And everybody around him
swalabr t1_irugqnu wrote
da ba dee da ba daa
thebeandream t1_irui1ua wrote
Yeah I got “being outside in fresh air exercising is good for kids” shocking. No idea.
halstarchild t1_iruko2w wrote
Try making it engaging for her. Maybe you should try to identify plants or go forraging or ask her what she's interested in the woods. Or point out cool things you see together.
underbuggle t1_irukpjw wrote
I don’t know if this is the same thing- but blue light can reduce the fight or flight response in people who have had TBI/concussions. It reduces the response of the sympathetic nervous system.
the_Big_misc t1_irumcik wrote
I bet they're so proud of themselves confusing us plebians with their remarkable prose.
black_brook t1_irumi7w wrote
It's their blue space. Paint the the inside of a basket blue, put it over the kid's head. All set.
black_brook t1_irump7n wrote
My first thought was "Not the bees!"
Nappyheaded t1_irun14u wrote
Don't blaspheme the creators, I'm going to go submerge myself in my blue space. It's down the gray space right next to some green space.
Stitchandbitch t1_iruo0kq wrote
I’m pretty sure I was this girl 25 years ago when my dad took me camping, hiking and fishing… but as an adult I found my happy place was out in the woods alone. It’s a time to clear my head, recenter myself and remember all the good in life when I’m feeling down or overwhelmed. Ive been so thankful he gave me that gift. He just passed unexpectedly in July and hiking is the only thing that makes me feel close to him and helps get me out of a funk. Great gift he gave me then and you’re giving to your daughter now.
Bradley5345 t1_iruoezb wrote
Blue space and green space are two different things in the UK. Here in the US we refer to both as green space. You might also notice that the study none of you have read is from the UK. Maybe these things are correlated.
Sharlindra t1_iruqpbg wrote
well reading this thread is quite encouraging, putting up with all the "nooo I am tireed, its not fun, I dont want to waaalk" should be worth it :)
Gangreless t1_irus64k wrote
Weird that they name rivers and lakes but not the ocean.
RueRoyal t1_iruub4x wrote
Newspeak. Purposely and methodically limiting your range of thought with confusing and ambiguous new language. Over time you'll think of rivers, lakes and oceans not as what they are but as a commodity called blue space. You'll wonder if you're getting enough blue space, or if you deserve some blue space time. Enjoy.
jordana309 t1_iruys8p wrote
I can't believe it. I said this exact thing, word for word, before I clicked the post to read comments!
ToobyD t1_irv09ao wrote
No one uses the term “blue space” in the UK.
TrespassersWilliamTW t1_irv0rf2 wrote
yes, exactly. When people cry out, "WE GOT WEIGHTS IN FISH" You don't want want to be the only one at the party who doesn't give a tired chuckle.
alberthere t1_irv2dlx wrote
Sweet home Alabama. Where the skies are so blue.
ktrosemc t1_irv2y35 wrote
I don’t know of any “blue spaces” that wouldn’t also count as green spaces.
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DeTrotseTuinkabouter t1_irv6h2g wrote
Wouldn't call the beach a green space. Some might have it with dunes behind it, but absolutely not all.
And I live in Amsterdam with lots of water. The river Amstel flows through the city and we have a bunch of canals. But not every place next to those is a green space. While I do think we all really enjoy the water and you'll have kids swimming in it in the summer (and us adults as well).
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atouchofrazzledazzle t1_irv8w55 wrote
Well that's in my head for the day. Thanks a lot dude.
trendyTim t1_irvg77v wrote
Commenting here because I’d also like to know
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Splenda t1_irwmufx wrote
Second word: snakes. Third: sharks.
Still, I love swimming in Florida's crystal clear rivers.
Splenda t1_irwnhnp wrote
Shorelines. Water views.
(Many editors struggle with headlines.)
Splenda t1_irwo08v wrote
You were forgiven, believe me.
Splenda t1_irwp77t wrote
Go for the gross. Secretly drop some milk duds on the trail, then taste them to "identify the deer species". Or lick a worm or a slug, then dare her to do the same. Kids love it.
Then, at night, be sure to watch meteors, ask her to count the stars in The Pleiades, and look at the Andromeda galaxy with binoculars.
formerpharmama t1_irwst52 wrote
Love them spring-fed swimmin’ holes.
k0mbine t1_irx6vt4 wrote
Debatable. Ticks
theArtOfProgramming t1_irxiagx wrote
The paper is linked at the bottom of the article https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494422001219
ktrosemc t1_isduny8 wrote
Interesting! All the water around where I live is in close proximity to a ton of trees…maybe besides a beach that’s right next to an industrial area and naval base.
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