In a Good Place
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If you want to be in a better place, start with physical space. This essential guide gives us new tools to powerfully improve our mindset by making small shifts in the settings where we spend our lives.
From home to work and everywhere in between, behavioral scientist Leidy Klotz demonstrates that...
If you want to be in a better place, start with physical space. This essential guide gives us new tools to powerfully improve our mindset by making small shifts in the settings where we spend our lives.
From home to work and everywhere in between, behavioral scientist Leidy Klotz demonstrates that a thriving inner world requires thoughtful engagement with our surroundings. Our physical environment determines our habits, feelings, and relationships in ways that we don’t often consider, until now. In a Good Place offers new practical wisdom, backed by Klotz's research and rigorous insight, to help us live happily and productively in space.
Immersing readers in locations from beach huts to modern offices, from the backyard where we once played to the college dorm where we forged lifelong bonds, he illuminates how consciously connecting with our physical spaces can increase our mental wellness.
Readers learn:
- How engaging with physical spaces builds the very skills our screens erode
- Which easy-to-implement design changes maximize social connection
- How navigating a new place primes our brains for learning
- What physical spaces teach us about drawing emotional boundaries
- How physical places can keep memories alive
- And much more
So many books address how to live a good life. This one is about where.
Published By Little, Brown Spark
Format Hardback
Number Of Pages 272
Publication Date 04/28/2026
ISBN 9780316567367
Dimensions 5.9 inches x 8.85 inches
“Leidy Klotz provides a fascinating exploration of an overlooked idea: The spaces in which you live and work really matter! I came away bursting with new ideas about improving the spaces in my own life.”—Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and Slow Productivity
“In a Good Place changes how you see the rooms, streets, and shared spaces of your life, and what they make possible. Blending rigorous science with lived experience, Leidy Klotz creates a clear, generous guide to shaping spaces that support us in living well."—Ingrid Fetell Lee, Author of Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness; founder of The Aesthetics of Joy
“Our ancestors read landscapes for survival. Now we scroll through phones in climate-controlled rooms and wonder why we’re anxious. In a Good Place gives us the tools to reconnect with our physical world. With science, clarity, and practical wisdom, Leidy Klotz reveals territory no one else has explored. This is a genuinely original and important book.”—Michael Easter, New York Times bestselling author of The Comfort Crisis and Scarcity Brain; author of the Two Percent newsletter
“I loved this book from the very first page. Its powerful insights into how the spaces we inhabit shape our well-being and sense of belonging offer a fresh new perspective for leaders and educators alike. Combining research with practical advice, Leidy Klotz makes the invisible influence of our environments accessible and actionable. For anyone who wants to create spaces where people can truly thrive, In a Good Place is the perfect guide.”—Amy C. Edmondson, author of Right Kind of Wrong and The Fearless Organization; Novartis Professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School
"Leidy Klotz [...] changes the world you live in, revealing opportunities you didn’t even know were there."—Jonathan Barzilay, Chief Operating Officer, PBS