Research

Long-form research and essays on work, community, place, and the future of living.

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August 26, 2026

Why I Don't Think One Family Can Save a Village

Spain is offering free houses to whoever will move to its dying villages, and the offers keep drawing hundreds of applicants. This piece looks at what these programmes actually require, and why saving a place might take more than one family willing to stay.

August 10, 2026

Why We Always Build Nature Last

In almost every new development, nature is added at the end, once the roads, houses and paving have already been decided. This is a reflection on what changes when trees, water and green space come first instead of last, and why our urge to fix nature might be stopping us from noticing how much it fixes us.

August 6, 2026

Do Cities Make People Lonelier?

We tend to blame the city for our loneliness, and the countryside for our sense of connection, but the data doesn't support such a clean story. This piece looks at what the research actually shows about density, isolation, and belonging, and what it means for how we might design communities in the future.

May 7, 2026

The Magic That Happens When You Put Your Phone Down

A company offsite without phones reminded me of a version of myself I thought had disappeared. The more time I spend away from constant stimulation, the more I realize how much smartphones shape our attention, our relationships, and even the way we experience being alive.

April 22, 2026

Is the Future of Urban Living Decentralized?

More people are questioning life in megacities and gravitating toward smaller, more livable urban hubs. This reflection explores the idea of urban decentralization, using personal experience and emerging trends to ask whether the future of city living is becoming more local, slower, and distributed.

April 13, 2026

How Thinking About Time Can Change the Way You See Money

What if money is not really money, but time? Inspired by José Mujica’s reflection, this article explores how viewing money as time can reshape how we spend, work, and live more consciously.

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