This week we:
Loved
Bookshops that sell coffee. Yes, still! Even though I must sheepishly admit that most of the books I read these day are on my iPad, there’s still nothing that can compare to sitting down in a real bookshop & holding real books…whilst being allowed to sip real coffee. A coffee shop adjoining a bookshop is a good compromise, but there’s nothing like sitting & sipping amongst shelves piled high with the greats.
The Known World bookshop in Ballarat lets you do just that! It’s an absolute gem of a bookshop.
Read real books. Support your local bookshop.
Listened
To some awesome podcasts by Shawn Stevenson on improving the quality and value of your sleep. Shawn is a big proponent of the health benefits of sleep, and has some doable tips to help you get the most of your 8-9 hours a night.
If you don’t mind your health advice dished out by a well-built, tatted, Taye Diggs-esque, all round nicely informed, passionate guy, then you are going to love Shawn as much as we do.
Find out more on The Model Health Show >>
Learnt
That sitting down is the new smoking. This little nugget is starting to pop up all over the place, but we think the IQS team did a great job of bringing together the key points in their post: “Is Sitting the New Smoking?”
It contains worrying statements like:
- “Every hour of seated TV watching cuts 22 minutes off your lifespan.”
- “The amount of exercise you do doesn’t reduce the negative effects of sitting.”
I don’t know about you, but I just stood up! That’s my new at home work set-up, up there in the top picture. Have you jumped on board?
What have you loved, listened to or learnt this week? Tell us now in the comments below!
