I found myself surrounded by a culture of people who are constantly hurrying. We are filling our time with anything and everything so that we look and feel productive. We are constantly on the go, overwhelmbed, anxious, and trapped in a hustle culture that we can not escape.
I took this as a challenge to conduct research, ideate, and come up with a design solution for this problem.
Interviews:
Professionals, college students, and parents.
Blogs:
Simple living connoisseurs
Online Chat Groups:
Personal written stories
Expert Opinions:
Books and podcasts
PROBLEM STATEMENT:
Young adults need to live more mindful and restful lives but they feel that they are unable to resist the growing pressures of efficiency and hustle culture
Website and Letter Challenge:
Input personal information about lifestyle and goals into a website and receive small challenges in the mail to partake in.
Online Personal Life Retreat:
A personal retreat to attend online that walks one through a journey of slowing their life down step-by-step.
Weekend Retreat and Accountability Partner:
Attend a 2-day weekend retreat to recenter and find an accountability partner for the journey ahead to slowing down.
Magazine and Workbook:
A monthly subscription magazine that encourages participation and provides inspiration for those dedicated to slowing.
30 SKETCH IDEAS
PROTOTYPE
One Life is a monthly subscription magazine and workbook that walks people through the process of slowing down their lives. This magazine includes both inspirational and reflective content that encourages people to be a part of something and take an active step towards changing their lives for the better.
