Giving Directions

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September 22, 2019 a project of ServiceSpace Getting lost is the only place worth going to. - -Tiziano Scarpa- - Giving Directions Like most of us, you've probably been asked for directions at least once in your life. While men are notorious for failing to admit when they're lost and women less so, little research has been done on how directions are imparted and the characterization of the individual giving them. "Giving directions is a form of storytelling," says Akiko Busch. "When people advise you to take the longest, most complicated route, it is their way of prolonging the pleasure of the journey." In this Travel and Leisure article, Busch elaborates on how this simple act is often far more intimate than we realize, relying not only on our memory, but on our internal map of the places we hold most dear. { read more } Be The Change The next time you ask for directions, pay attention to the route you're given. What does it tell you about the giver? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News One Teacher's Brilliant response to Columbine Moshe Feldenkrais: Learn to Learn Turning Rain, Ice and Trees into Ephemeral Works How to Be Yourself The Life of Death Last Lecture 12 Truths I Learned from Life and Writing Mark Nepo: Where To Now? DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 245,174 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More