So many points we could dive deeper over a protein shake from this piece Grace.
2 that stood out: 1. the urgent need for wellness communities to be established at scale. Did you read about the North London community in The Times last month? Established about 20 years ago and only 1 person has ever left because its so great! Waitlist only. All the Blue Zone locations have daily community and social interaction to support each other.
2. The reassuringly alarming fact that I have another 40-50 years of work left to do gives me time to breathe and removes some pressure to launch my first business (Reps Athletic Beauty). Personally I can't bear the thought of full retirement, my Uncle Nick is 86 and still drives into the office today to oversee the business he built over the past 50+ years, he's still active and sharp as a knife; I genuinely believe continuing to work in some form is a vital longevity tool.
I didn’t see that story about the north London community but thank you for the recc, I’m looking it up! It’s so important in big cities especially, when it’s so easy to feel isolated.
I’m so glad that elementary helped you reframe the stress around launching a business!! That makes me so happy. Keep me updated.
Your uncle sounds like a legend. I can’t imagine ever retiring either, although lots of holidays would be nice. My grandma still does the accountancy for the small family business and she’s 83. My other grandma once said never to sit down, because you never get back up. It’s always stuck with me!
Thank you! For sure. I’m interested in when the tipping point of perception will be—when it becomes so normalised we won’t think of it as a separate thing we buy into.
Really enjoyed this read, the idea of prevention of illness being more important than diagnosis & treatment is well known but so important. Re wearables, I have a watch that highlights exactly how much worse my internal mechanisms are after a few drinks, I'm not stopping having a drink but I've definitely cut down.
So many points we could dive deeper over a protein shake from this piece Grace.
2 that stood out: 1. the urgent need for wellness communities to be established at scale. Did you read about the North London community in The Times last month? Established about 20 years ago and only 1 person has ever left because its so great! Waitlist only. All the Blue Zone locations have daily community and social interaction to support each other.
2. The reassuringly alarming fact that I have another 40-50 years of work left to do gives me time to breathe and removes some pressure to launch my first business (Reps Athletic Beauty). Personally I can't bear the thought of full retirement, my Uncle Nick is 86 and still drives into the office today to oversee the business he built over the past 50+ years, he's still active and sharp as a knife; I genuinely believe continuing to work in some form is a vital longevity tool.
Great piece, have a fab Sunday!
Thank you so much for such a thoughtful note!
I didn’t see that story about the north London community but thank you for the recc, I’m looking it up! It’s so important in big cities especially, when it’s so easy to feel isolated.
I’m so glad that elementary helped you reframe the stress around launching a business!! That makes me so happy. Keep me updated.
Your uncle sounds like a legend. I can’t imagine ever retiring either, although lots of holidays would be nice. My grandma still does the accountancy for the small family business and she’s 83. My other grandma once said never to sit down, because you never get back up. It’s always stuck with me!
Unrelated to this post but I spied a Salty flier on a lamppost in London Fields on my dog walk this morning !!
This is so exciting. I can’t believe it’s still there! On a scale of 1-10, how soggy from the rain is it?
definitely completely sogged at one point but now dried out to a bubbled texture due to the heatwave 🫡
Cannot believe!! Thank you for sharing. So fun.
The ErewhON sent me. This was so well written and agreed
the wellness industry is less of an industry and more embedded into daily society every year
Thank you! For sure. I’m interested in when the tipping point of perception will be—when it becomes so normalised we won’t think of it as a separate thing we buy into.
Really enjoyed this read, the idea of prevention of illness being more important than diagnosis & treatment is well known but so important. Re wearables, I have a watch that highlights exactly how much worse my internal mechanisms are after a few drinks, I'm not stopping having a drink but I've definitely cut down.