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Some habits formed during the pandemic benefit you and the Earth. Here are the ones to keep Share Updated: 2:37 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021 By Megan Marples, CNN
Some habits formed during the pandemic benefit you and the Earth. Here are the ones to keep Share Updated: 2:37 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021
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Show Transcript REPORTER: FROM WALKING TO HIKING TO BIKING, THIS PANDEMIC HAS SENT US ALL OUTSIDE A LITTLE MORE. AND IF YOU THINK YOU’VE BEEN BREATHING CLEANER AIR TUFTS , A UNIVERSITY STUDY PROVES YOU’RE RIGHT. THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LOOK AT AIR QUALITY AREAS WE ARE VERY FAMILIAR WIT UNDER VERY UNUSUAL CONDITIONS. REPORTER: TUFTS UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS NEELAKSHI HUDDA AND JOHN DURANT STUDY AIR QUALITY AS IT RELATES TO TRAFFIC. SO WHEN AN ECONOMIC SHUTDOWN TOOK 80% OF CARS OFF THE ROAD , THEY JUMPED ON. IT WAS A GOOD TIME FOR US TO GO AND REPEAT THE DATA COLLECTION THAT HAD BEEN ONGOING PREVIOUSLY TO MA
We ve had to adapt to a rapidly changing world over the last year but some of our newly acquired habits are worth retaining when the pandemic ends. Some of our behaviours have benefited the environment, like buying locally, reducing our commutes and flying less.
Other habits have reduced our odds of catching other illnesses. But retaining those habits is easier said than done. The likelihood of internalizing a habit largely depends on how unique it is compared to other habits we have, said Art Markman, professor in the department of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. It can be relatively easy to form a new habit if nothing competes with it, he said, such as learning how to drive to work in a new town. It becomes harder if other habits compete with it, he said, like eating healthy
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