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Think about your daily or weekly routine for a minute.

What does it consist of?

People walking at night

Work, errands, Netflix, household chores, and maybe squeezing in dinner with a friend?

Perhaps there are a fewhours spent on social media.

You could spend long hours engaging in interesting dialogue with all sorts of people.

Example of urban planning

It’s a place you’d choose to go to.

Perhaps now, the options in your head have decreased.

A lot has changed over the years when it comes to how cities and housing are designed.

Woman working from home

We have to get in the car for everything."

And what can you possibly derive as an advantage from seeking out a third place?

Here are some thoughts that might change your mind.

Sense of community among people

According to therapist Naomi Light, breaking away from the mundane can do a lot for our minds.

She explained toCalm Momentthat spontaneity promotes creativity, emotional intelligence, and intuition.

Furthermore, the element of a good surprise can actually make us happy.

People enjoying the outdoors

“I lucked onto a genuine mahogany cabinet and stocked it with liquor.

When was the last time you spent an afternoon communing with people of different walks of life?

There’s something about being open to new knowledge and experiences that makes your heart do a happy dance.

People singing together

Third places can offer all that and more.

Nathan Allebach shared withCBCthat such associations are the “glue to social cohesion.”

“The idea that electronic communication permits a virtual third place is misleading.

Psychotherapist Natalie Jones toldPopSugarthat you could even turn your virtual connections into something face-to-face in the real world.