Going out for a walk can be exactly what we need when we can’t make headway on a project or if we’re feeling like we’re in a rut. When we’re sitting in an office or at a desk for hours, it can be hard to think outside the box, to see things from a different angle or in a new way. It’s as if the monotony of sitting still in the same room can stifle creativity, keep us from thinking of new solutions.
Going out for a walk, we welcome the new stimuli that nature provides. The sky, the animals, the vegetation, etc. If we’re in the city, seeing the road, the architecture, and the people around us can inspire new ideas. It’s as if our mind was stuck in first or second gear while we were indoors, but outside, we were able to shift it to third and fourth and fifth gear–venturing our imagination to new frontiers.
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