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Solutions to Living Small
In today’s world, we are facing a shortage of housing and space. Research shows that these trends have significant implications for people’s personal and collective wellbeing. The level of people’s expectations of how much living space they find adequate is not innate. Instead, they are informed by the space they are used to and the space of those around them. On a societal level, meanwhile, spatial inequality is both a product of, and further compounds, socioeconomic disadvantage.We need to tackle the growing inequality of living space through progressive taxation of housing wealth or by building more social housing,https://theconversation.com/amp/how-tiny-living-spaces-affect-our-wellbeing-individually
4 February 2022 by Matt Levy

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A Podcast series featuring IdeaSpies Editors
A new IdeaSpies Edition series has launched in collaboration with A Spanner in the Works Disruption Podcast.Each episode
4 February 2022 by IdeaSpies

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Doomscrolling To Cheerscrolling, Which Is Better For Your Wellbeing?
Our favourite past-time is doomscrolling as we're fed a diet of negative world news. That's why this article seeks to install the merits of cheerscrolling - keeping a healthy balance of real world news with positive news.The article contains tips on how to control your doomscrolling.https://unwantedlife.me/doomscrolling-to-cheerscrolling-which-is-better-for-your-wellbeing
24 January 2022 by Unwanted Life

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A Sixth Sense to guage our body's internal state
When it comes to well-being we know the  five senses (touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste), but not everyone knows that we have an additional sense called interoception.This additional sense of our body's internal state. It helps us feel and interpret internal signals that regulate vital functions in our body, like hunger. The Interoception is important for our mental health, it contributes to many psychological processes - including decision making, social ability, and emotional wellbeing, thirst, body temperature, and heart rate.https://www.sciencealert.com/what-is-interoception-and-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-our-wellbeing/amp
24 January 2022 by Matt Levy

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Mentoring improves well-being
Humans are hardwired for social connection, and they suffer when they don’t get enough of it. This has been evident during the last year and a half as people were forced to keep human contact to a minimum, resulting in mental health issues including poor life satisfaction, work-related stress, and higher levels of substance abuse,Mentoring offers a range of advantages such as:Fostering of engagement RelationshipsIncrease Workplace InclusionCreate a sense of purpose Mentoring is important for all this reasons and more to make us feel valued and connected!https://www.td.org/atd-blog/how-mentoring-improves-mental-health-and-employee-well-being-in-the-workplace
16 January 2022 by Matt Levy

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Australians need a new Accord on Wealth, Welfare and Wellbeing with their parliaments
National wealth generated through taxation is not being fairly raised or shared in Australia. This means Australia will be unable to transition safely and equitably to a new economy, one that is based on renewable energy and increased delivery of social services, and is fit for 21st century domestic and globalised markets. Australians no longer have sufficient welfare safety nets necessary for an efficient and fair transition to this new sustainable economy. They need a new Accord with parliaments on Wealth, Welfare and Wellbeing. Find out why and how we can begin safe travel to a new economy at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVU9Gg408nI&t=29s
16 January 2022 by Bronwyn Kelly