The Kids are Lonely and Close the Open Floorplan

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

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🗓️ 6 August 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

A new study finds that a number of markers of loneliness in teenagers has increased significantly in recent years. Anthony and Jeff discuss this trend, what might be causing it, and whether is should be worrisome. Then, 70% of office workers before COVID worked in open floorplan office structures. For the first time, a scientific study has tested the effects of that kind of environment on workers. Jeff and Anthony look at ways they might be improved as the world returns to the office.

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0:00.0	Is it amazing or are all of my friends neurodivergent things the same way that I am?
0:19.4	This is we have concerns.
0:21.8	Hi Jeff Canada.
0:22.8	Hi Anthony Codbony.
0:24.3	Hello concerned citizens.
0:26.2	You know, if you concerned citizens are supporting us at the cold open level, cracking open a cold
0:33.6	one, you just heard Jeff tell a story about moving, which you know, we've alluded to it.
0:41.9	The moving is coming.
0:43.9	The moving.
0:44.9	And you were worried about your kids moving with little kids.
0:48.5	Are they going to miss their friends?
0:49.5	Are they going to feel lonely?
0:50.8	Like what's going to happen?
0:51.8	Luckily, they don't have kids and they're already lonely.
0:54.2	So yeah, yeah, two less things to worry about right there.
0:58.9	It's a great thing about having toddler aged children when the last 18 months has been
1:02.7	quarantined.
1:03.7	They're like, you already sucks.
1:06.6	I can't make it worse.
1:07.9	Can't make it worse.
1:08.9	Let's go.
1:09.9	We're moving.
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