There are things I do and say that make my day great. This 10 day series is about those things.
6. Take a hike. I do hike often, but what I'm referring to here is more of a simple walk. I will get up from my work and walk for 5 minutes. A brisk walk down the hall or around the building always rearranges things. It is a great stress reliever and a powerful perspective changer. Stand up and walk away - just remember to walk back, too.
When I was in high school and college (back when we were still chiseling our classwork onto stone tablets!), I used to do something I called "pacing out a paper." I'd get up and take a walk -- and quite literally "think on my feet."
ReplyDeleteI also know of fields of interest or study where the surest way to discover something new in your research is to help somebody else with theirs. It doesn't matter if their area has no bearing on any of yours -- in fact, it's better if it's completely unrelated. The simple act of thinking about some other area of research in the same field does wonders to pull your mind out of the ruts you've gotten into.