If staying home feels more appealing these days, you're not alone. As Diana Lind writes in The @WashingtonPost, we’re becoming a nation of homebodies, with Americans spending an average of 99 more minutes at home than they did in 2003, and young people are spending 124 more minutes at home than their counterparts two decades ago. That adds up to over 3 extra weeks a year spent inside. So what’s driving this shift? A rise in remote work, fewer public gathering spaces, and the skyrocketing ease of doing everything — from grocery shopping to entertainment — from our couches (or beds). And of course, there was the pandemic, which forced many to be at home and led to the adoption of a lot of technology that now makes it easier to stay there. And that has consequences. As Lind writes, "Time in the house is more likely to be time spent alone and sedentary, triggering two of Americans’ biggest mental and physical health problems — social isolation and lack of exercise."