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thenewgreen  ·  3061 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Norwegian Secret To Enjoying A Long Winter

I grew up in Michigan and as a child I really enjoyed the winters. However, as an adult the winters come with increased responsibilities that I'd rather not have. Shoveling the driveway, the sidewalk car maintenance, and car accidents etc. Also, the sun really does disappear for about 4-5 months. That's no small thing. I have friends with lamps they keep by their work stations to look at for 20 min a day to keep them from being depressed. I would agree that much of it is a mindset but there are certain conditions that make a positive state of mind MUCH easier to come by and chief among those conditions for most people is sunlight.