--- description: 1. Living in diverse neighborhoods -- especially for older Americans -- can help stave off depression. By Tom Jacobs in Pacific Standard 2. Children learn... title: Here Are the 5 Best Ideas of the Day image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Five Best Ideas of the Day: July 14 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 14, 2014 4:36 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 14, 2014 4:36 PM CUT **1.**[ **Living in diverse neighborhoods — especially for older Americans — can help stave off depression.**](http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/ongoing-mental-health-benefits-neighborhood-diversity-85026/ "undefined") By Tom Jacobs in Pacific Standard **2\.** [**Children learn with their whole bodies. It’s time educators and the education technology field start teaching that way.**](http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future%5Ftense/2014/07/educational%5Ftechnology%5Fs%5Fnext%5Fmove%5Ftools%5Fto%5Fhelp%5Fkids%5Flearn%5Fwith%5Ftheir%5Fbodies.html "undefined") By Annie Murphy Paul in Slate **3\.** [**To reignite the march of racial progress in America, we need a new Freedom Summer.**](http://www.thenation.com/article/180504/50-years-after-freedom-summer-america-needs-revived-movement-racial-justice "undefined") By the editors of the Nation **4\.** [**The worst job in America: Why being president has become nearly impossible.**](http://www.nationaljournal.com/political-connections/half-of-america-20140711 "undefined") By Ron Brownstein in National Journal **5\.** [**To keep kids active and engaged in sports, fun — not the thrill of victory — is the crucial ingredient.**](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/10/sports-obesity-health-kids-youths-fun/12425155/ "undefined") By Hoai-Tran Bui in USA Today  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2982163/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-july-14/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2982163/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-july-14/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: July 14","datePublished":"2014-07-14T16:36:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:43:08.909Z","description":"1. Living in diverse neighborhoods -- especially for older Americans -- can help stave off depression. By Tom Jacobs in Pacific Standard 2. Children learn...","url":"https://time.com/2982163/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-july-14/","keywords":["Innovation","Children","Sports topic","Diversity","learning"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2982163/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-july-14/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: July 14"}}]}] ```