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Today's tip is about one of the best New Year's resolutions

you can make. It's to get outside for 20 minutes a day. Unlike plenty of other resolutions,

this one will probably put you in a better mood. And if you live somewhere cold, dark, and gloomy,

it can make winter seem more doable.

I first came across this idea for this resolution via the humans' outside project.

This is run by a woman named Amy Bouchatz, who lives in Alaska with her family.

Now, Alaska might not seem like the best place to get outside for 20 minutes a day, especially

in, say, January.

But Amy has committed to doing it and to enjoying what the natural world has to offer.

Sometimes what the natural world has to offer is absolutely spectacular.

And sometimes being outside for 20 minutes a day means a quick walk outside the airport before a long

day of flying. But either way, fresh air is a known mood booster. Even cold, sleety conditions can make you feel

more energized by the time you go back inside. So I decided to adopt this as one of my quarterly resolutions during a recent winter.

And I have to say, I am a big fan.

Pennsylvania, where I live, isn't Alaska.

But still, winter can be cold, icy, and generally not that pleasant.

There's always a tendency to hibernate, especially when the sun

sets at 4.30 p.m. around the solstice. But committing to get outside for 20 minutes a day changed my

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