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@ciarasmithwrite Hi Ciara, your MSWL says no nonfiction but I have written a memoir (which has just been accepted by Penguin India) and I am a disabled woman. Given that you’re championing disabled #ownvoices , I thought you may be interested. Thought I’d check first!
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Steve Jobs had his best ideas while walking—this Stanford study explains why...
In 2014, a team of Stanford researchers examined how creativity levels were impacted by walking.
They conducted experiments with 176 participants that placed them in different situations:
• Walking on a treadmill facing a wall
• Walking outside
• Sitting inside facing a wall
• Sitting outside
In each situation, the participants were asked to complete a range of tasks that are typically used to measure creative thinking. For example, a test of "divergent thinking" asked the participants to come up with as many uses as possible for a set of objects.
The results were incredible:
Participants were dramatically more creative while walking than sitting.
In fact, one group of participants who took back-to-back tests, first sitting inside and then walking inside on a treadmill, saw a 60% improvement in creative output while walking vs. sitting!
Walking, indoors or outdoors, had a similar robust positive impact on creative thinking.
The authors concluded, "Many people anecdotally claim they do their best thinking when walking. We finally may be taking a step, or two, toward discovering why."
Many of history's greatest thinkers, entrepreneurs, artists, and athletes have believed in the power of walking.
It's a simple, free tool we can all use to dramatically improve our lives. Schedule more walks into your weeks.
Simple challenge for all of you:
Go for a 30-minute tech-free walk every single day this week.
• No phone
• No music
• No podcasts
• No articles
• No audiobooks
Just you, your thoughts, your gratitude, and the fresh air.
It’s a simple reset that will unlock new creativity and shift your perspective.
"Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it." - Søren Kierkegaard
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✨BOOK NEWS✨
I'm so excited to share that THE BONDED SERIES, my YA dystopian trilogy, has found a home with @OBPublish! Arielle's enthusiasm and passion for my story has blown me away and I'm so excited to bring this world to life with a local press.
#WritingCommunity#bookdeal
@andiesmithbooks @_RyanSantoss @andiesmithbooks , your willingness to interact coupled w your transparency w the writing community must be applauded. Even tho I’m not querying you, your tweets are highly instructive. Thx for adding your magic to the #WritingCommmunity