The Health Dangers of Living in Small Spaces

The New York Times recently posted an article about some micro-sized apartments proposed to go in New York City. While a lot of what is discussed is only relevant to apartment living or living in a highly populous city, some of the concerns and advice could apply to people sharing the confines of a liveaboard boat, as well. In particular:

• Modular spaces where you constantly need to convert the room get tiring.
• Lack of privacy causes stress.
• We are happier when we have places that telegraph something about our identities.

The third concern is pretty well taken care of by the boat itself. Who am I? I'm someone who lives on their boat. But, when looking for a full-time liveaboard boat, it'd be good to keep in mind that the more work you need to do each day to make the space work -- say, collapsing the table to make your bed -- the more likely you are to tire of your new living arrangement.