Visit Any National Park for Free on September 26—or Volunteer to Help Maintain Them

September 24, 2020 Dr. Dean

This Is What Democracy Looks Like

July 31, 2020 Dr. Dean

Members of the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz kneel together around the Black Lives Matter logo on the court during the national anthem before the start of an NBA basketball game Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)

How to foster ‘shoshin’

June 18, 2020 Dr. Dean

It’s easy for the mind to become closed to new ideas. Cultivating a beginner’s mind helps us rediscover the joy of learning. (Psyche)

How Many Steps Should We Be Walking Each Day?

May 20, 2020 Dr. Dean

silhouette of person walking under white clouds

A necessary conversation about how to best rethink a decades-old but arbitrary “rule” (InsideHook).
Personally I still shoot for 10,000.

Go Outside! Just Keep Your Distance.

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Dr. Dean

Five Thirty Eight has some guidelines on When It Is Safe To Go Outside!

Nature Can Save Us All

March 31, 2020 Dr. Dean

Nature, it turns out, may be one of our best hopes for building, and maintaining, civilization. (Medium)

Why You Should Be Taking a Daily Constitutional

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Dr. Dean

So long as you can maintain a distance of six or more feet from fellow pedestrians, leaving your home or apartment is now more crucial than ever. Below, some words on the history of the afternoon amble, what it does for the mind and body, and how to seamlessly ingratiate one into your routine. (Insidehook)

Why You Should Be Taking a Daily Constitutional

Nature makes children happier, science shows

February 27, 2020 Dr. Dean

As my wife, daughters and I hiked through the woods at one of the many state parks near our home, I explained to them how we were doing three things that were simultaneously boosting our happiness at that moment. . . (CNN)