Today, a new low in my office: 14°C

At 16° I was wearing a coat, but 2 weeks later, only a sweater. Fazit: my body adapted — as my ancestors' had.

High indoor temperatures during winter is relatively recent; they were 3° lower even in the 1970s.

We have an 1830 diary entry from British architect John Soane, who recorded daily indoor temperatures in his house. He considered January temperatures of 11°-13° to be "as they ought to be."

https://earlywithdrawal.net/tolton/2022/10/17/old-fashioned-warmth

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