Life
“Blue Mind”: Why You Need To Be Near Water To Be Happy
Wallace J Nichol's book, Blue Mind, may be one of the best books I’ve read this year. It was recommended by Laird Hamilton, famous for being a surfer and now the in-water workouts. This book is packed with scientific offerings and data-driven tidbits that adamantly stress that we must be around and live by the water.
Blue Mind is essentially this; Realizing that not only water is essential for survival, but it provides everything needed for happiness and finding purpose. Let’s take a look:
Environment:
Anthropologically, we are naturally attracted to being around the coast for various reasons.
- Traditionally, water-based predators cannot come onto land, and land-based predators cannot go into the water, so as a human we are in a great place to evade threats. (Unless there’s a shark and a sabretooth tiger waiting for you at the same time, then you’re probably fucked or need to find a tree)
- Oxygen: Being near the water does not just provide obvious resources for nutrition (water, plants, food), but…
