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'All truly great thoughts are conceived whilst walking...' so said 19th-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, who apparently used to work for 2-3 hours each morning before taking a long stroll by the nearby lakes. Every day, like clockwork.

See, Nietzsche was as regimented with how he spent his time away from the desk as he was about the time he spent at it. And he's not the only one... 

Albert Einstein, Ludwig Beethoven, Marie Curie, Nikola Tesla

Scientists, writers, musicians, it doesn't matter. Pick any great thinker and you'll find someone with a meticulous strategy for spending intentional and structured time away from their work. It just so happens there are many compelling reasons behind why they were right to do so...

Studies show that over-exerting focus drains energy, impairs self-control, compromises decision-making and reduces overall productivity.

Meaning that when it comes to getting the best from yourself - *breaking* from focus is an especially important tool. But *only* when done correctly...

The reason is that when 'idling' the brain is activating old memories, travelling between past, present and future to rearrange and recombine our ideas, experiences, perceptions. It's how we conjure novel insights, solve problems tune into the experiences of others *and* imagine the future. Leading to significantly better decision making, collaboration, ideas and focus.

It's basically the brain's way of upgrading you into your most productive and engaged self. Like a *real-life* 'power up'.

And the keys to accessing this state more readily? Positive constructive daydreaming. Mindfulness. Journaling, and, like Nietzsche said, walking.

These are practices all proven to fuel the brain's capacity for focus and creativity; all whilst boosting your overall wellbeing.

So, if you want to do better work and feel good while you're at it, you need to *fuel your focus,* not just use and abuse it. You need to recharge as much as you work. 

If you want to learn more about exactly how to do this then... well... you're in the right place.

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