

If You Feel Anxious And Depressed, Try This Nature Hack | Marc Berman
4 snips Sep 22, 2025
Discover how your environment can reshape your mindset! Marc Berman reveals that merely walking in nature encourages connection and empathy, while indoor malls can promote self-absorption. Learn about 'forest bathing' and its benefits in combating anxiety and depression, especially as rates have surged in recent years. This insightful conversation highlights how a simple change in scenery can rekindle your sense of belonging and peace, transforming your mental state and outlook on life.
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Nature Reduces Self-Focus
- Nature restores attention and reduces self-focus compared with built environments like malls.
- This shift makes people think more about others and feel more connected.
Take Phone Breaks And Go Outside
- Take regular breaks from smartphones and spend time in nature to reduce anxiety and restore attention.
- Get kids and adults interacting with nature to counteract device-driven social comparison.
Walk Study: Conservatory Versus Mall
- Marc Berman describes a study comparing walks in Garfield Conservatory versus Water Tower Mall in Chicago.
- Participants' phones pinged them and showed more other-focused thoughts in the conservatory and more self-focused thoughts in the mall.