Field Notes

NYC Walks & Neighborhoods

Where to walk in New York, and why each place works.

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Walking & Mental Health
NYC Walks & Neighborhoods
Calm & Stress
Focus & Clarity
Nature & Connection
Mindful Practice

Notes in this category

A woman in a beanie with her eyes closed in low winter sun
Walking & Mental Health

Does nature still work in winter, rain and dark?

3

min read

A man resting his hand on the trunk of an old plane tree in a city park
Nature & Connection

Nature connectedness: the trait that predicts happiness, and how to grow it

3

min read

A man leaning on an oak on a golden hillside, looking out over the valley
Focus & Clarity

Nature and creativity: the mind-wandering mechanism

3

min read

A man walking alone along a dune path toward the beach
Mindful Practice

What a voice in your ear does to a walk

4

min read

Two colleagues walking side by side along a gravel park path, talking
Focus & Clarity

Walking meetings actually work. Here is the research

3

min read

Feet stepping down a stoop onto a sunlit sidewalk
Focus & Clarity

The lunch-break walk that beats a second coffee

3

min read

A woman walking a park road under a canopy of trees, apartment buildings behind
NYC Walks & Neighborhoods

City nature counts: forest bathing without the forest

3

min read

A woman walking alone down a shaded park path under old trees
Walking & Mental Health

Rumination: why your brain won't stop, and what a walk does about it

3

min read

A woman looking up at sunlit leaves in a city park
Mindful Practice

Awe walks: the simplest mood upgrade science has found

3

min read

A man standing still on a lawn at the edge of a park, brownstones behind the trees
Calm & Stress

Why 20 minutes outside lowers your stress hormones

4

min read

A woman standing on a park path under tall trees, looking up into the canopy
Nature & Connection

How much nature is enough? The 120-minute rule, explained

4

min read

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