Co-founder of @buildingh.bsky.social, working to build health into everyday life. Teaching at @itp-ima-nyu.bsky.social and Stanford d.school. Former chief technology and strategy officer at @rwjf.bsky.social.https://bsky.app/profile/stephenjdowns.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenjdowns.bsky.social/post/3mkzxjvklxs2cGreat read. A sad tale of commercialization and of missing the forest through the trees. For me, the interesting lessons were always about creating conditions and developing cultures that support sustainable, healthy living so that, as Buettner puts it, health "ensues" instead of being pursued. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:updrkixcfrh2lrt26rlmtoqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzxjvklxs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenjdowns.bsky.social/post/3mcaoi6cctk22unconscionable [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jan 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:updrkixcfrh2lrt26rlmtoqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcaoi6cctk22https://bsky.app/profile/stephenjdowns.bsky.social/post/3mbr6xnkxrk27Read about @thgoetz.bsky.social‘s excellent new podcast in the latest @buildingh.bsky.social newsletter and, better yet, listen to the first episode at drugstory.co [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jan 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:updrkixcfrh2lrt26rlmtoqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbr6xnkxrk27https://bsky.app/profile/stephenjdowns.bsky.social/post/3m74j7umh6s24I got a sneak peek at this series and it is … so good! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:updrkixcfrh2lrt26rlmtoqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74j7umh6s24