Walking to Work Better

If you are not careful, your desk is where productivity goes to die.

Something magical happens when you walk away from it.

We've been sold the myth that sitting equals working. It doesn't.

Walking isn't a break from work. It's work in its most potent form.

When was the last time your best idea arrived while staring at a screen?

The science is clear: walking boosts creative thinking by 60%. Not 5%. Not 10%. Sixty percent.

My friend who designs neighborhoods gets this. He calls them "butt breaks" – walking sessions with colleagues that get them away from the screens and into conversation.

We've become afraid of empty calendar slots. Terrified of appearing unavailable. Glued to the company messenger.

That blinking cursor. That frozen spreadsheet. That blank document. They're all symptoms of the same problem: mental stagnation.

The cure isn't more screen time.

The cure isn't instantly responding to that work message.

The real work happens when your feet move.

Clarification walks. Decision walks. Pondering walks.

Call them what you want. Just take them.

Your job skills list should include "professional walker." It's that important.

"I don't have time get away from the screen for a walk" is the lie we tell ourselves.

The truth? You don't have time not to.

That meeting that could have been an email? Make it a walking meeting instead.

That impossible problem you've been stuck on for days? Give it legs.

Your calendar needs walking blocks. Non-negotiable thinking time.

Create a fake commute if you work from home. Your brain needs the boundary.

The most productive 30 minutes of your day won't happen at your desk.

They'll happen on the path outside your office.

Your shoes aren't just possible fashion statements.

They're your most powerful productivity tools.

Use them.