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The Easy Fix To Stimulate Your Mind And Generate More Ideas
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The Easy Fix To Stimulate Your Mind And Generate More Ideas

Walking While Working: Good or Bad Idea?

In this section, the hosts discuss the effects of walking while working and whether it is a good or bad idea.

Walking and Creative Insight

  • Walking is good for creative insight.
  • Motion circuits suppress other parts of the brain, making it easier to focus on tasks.
  • Walking outside provides novel stimuli that are good for the soul.

Types of Work That Are Good/Bad for Walking

  • Walking is good for creative work but not necessarily for precise English composition.
  • Other computer screen work should be done at a desk.
  • Some tasks can be worked out on notebooks before being typed into a computer.

Tips for Incorporating Walking into Your Day

  • Take advantage of remote work by taking 10,000 to 15,000 steps per day throughout the day.
  • Schedule walks in between work sessions and put them on your calendar.
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Cal Newport talks about how outside walking helps to stimulate your mind and help generate more ideas. Walking is good for creative insight. Being in motion primes your mind to discover new insight. You can do a lot of work outside in notebooks then type it all into a computer. It's important to realize that not all work needs to be done in front of a computer. Listen to Episode Here (Scroll down to #216DeepQuestionsPodcast) : https://bit.ly/3eEefHK 0:00 Cal's intro 1:23 Motion circuits 1:50 Andrew Huberman 3:15 Walk outside Connect with Cal Newport: 🔴Visit Cal's BLOG and website: https://bit.ly/3luGhca 🔴Check out Cal's books: https://bit.ly/3ppaafc About Cal Newport: Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. Cal's particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives. Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He's also the creator of The Time-Block Planner. The videos are considered to be used under the "Fair Use Doctrine" of United States Copyright Law, Title 17 U.S. Code Sections 107-118. Videos are used for editorial and educational purposes only and I do not claim ownership of any original video content. I don't use said video clips in advertisements, marketing or for direct financial gain. All video content in each clip is considered owned by the individual broadcast companies. #CalNewport #DeepWork #DeepLife #DeepQuestions #TimeblockPlanner #WorldWithoutEmail #DeepQuestionsPodcast