Keri Leibovitz

And so I think people are spending so much energy

energy fighting the season that then they feel like they have nothing left to give.

And so they just draw inwards and sort of are hibernating, not in an indulgent, intentional way, but in sort of this like depressive, reclusive, isolating way.

I think so.

I mean, if you look at every other living thing on earth, plant or animal, they all change their behavior in the winter.

Every animal slows down in the winter one way or another.

And so I think it's very natural to feel more tired in the winter, to feel that call to slow down.

But we have...

deluded ourselves into thinking that we can and should be growing and producing more and more without breaks year round.

And I think that there is a lot to be gained from instead embracing personal or natural seasons for

And rest and downtime and rejuvenation and recovery.

Big light off.

So I live by big light off.

So no overhead lights, just small lights, preferably candles, but also lamps.

And this is something you'll see throughout the Nordics, right?

If you go to some of the darkest places on earth, in Copenhagen, in Reykjavik, in Iceland...

In the darkest times of year, you will not see homes that are brightly lit with every light on inside the house.

Instead, you will see homes that are lit with soft, glowing candles and lamps.

And you know, it's kind of cliche winter advice, right?

So if you wanna enjoy winter more, light a candle and then all your problems will go away.