How the Spaces Around Us Shape Our Lives | Leidy Klotz

Why do some spaces energize us while others feel draining? We’re rearranging everything as we sit down with Leidy Klotz to explore the hidden power behind the environments we inhabit every day. In his latest book, In a Good Place, Leidy explains how the spaces where we live, work, and gather can shape our behavior, relationships, and even our well-being. Everything from our schools to the hotel lobbies we visit on vacation is affecting our moods, whether we realize it or not.

As humans, we fundamentally crave agency, competence, and connection, and the spaces we live and work in can either support or suppress those basic needs. In our chat with Leidy, we explore why we spend so much time obsessing over paint colors (eggshell, or cream?) while overlooking the deeper psychological impacts of our environments. In our first-ever self-proclaimed “home improvement” episode, Leidy offers listeners practical insights on intentionally curating your spaces so that the environments you inhabit foster belonging, creativity, and growth.

Step aside, Feng Shui — behavioral science may be the new way to design spaces that actually work for you. Consider this your sign for a little behavioral spring cleaning. Whether you were planning a redesign or not, rethinking the spaces where you live and work could be the refresh you need to spark creativity and thrive through the rest of the year.

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