The Nature Noticing Effect

If you are feeling worried about the future, try this. Take the next 14 days and go outside. Write down one thing you saw. Try it. When students tried this in a recent study, they experienced feelings of "transcendent connectedness."

Reporter Dana Millbank of The Washington Post also shared his thoughts after trying the Nature Noticing Effect. He writes:

I left the forest with a renewed sense of faith in the possible. It’s not that I felt any more upbeat about the state of the world. But I felt some hopelessness recede, replaced by a restored determination to improve my — our — stewardship of both the country and the planet in the short time we have.

More here:

To deal with all this chaos, work toward a more intentional relationship with nature. It'll help you manage the ups and downs of the onslaught of tough news and feel hope for the future.