Walk and Talk

Walk and talk

Question # 1 How does walk and talk help people to talk?

Some people feel that it is difficult for them to talk, think or feel,

while sitting still. They need to move their bodies and feel that talking comes easier while walking.

https://welldoing.org/article/what-is-walk-and-talk-therapy

Some people find it too intense to be closely looked at or find it hard making eye contact. Looking forward, for example on to the nature path or at trees, rather than looking directly at another person can help people open up.

Inspired by https://www.webmd.com/balance/features/walk-and-talk-therapy https://welldoing.org/article/what-is-walk-and-talk-therapy

Many may sit all day in front of their computers or in offices and find it motivating to get outside and talk rather than sitting in a room.

https://welldoing.org/article/what-is-walk-and-talk-therapy

Question # 2 How does walk and talk improve health and wellbeing?

Walk and talk coaching result in improvements in terms of  burnout,  bore-out,  mental health,  concentration problems,  social functioning,  work pleasure,  work engagement,  hope,  self-esteem,  mindfulness, and  satisfaction with life. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494421000943

Question # 3 How can walk and talk help people to think?

When you walk, you help your mind go back and revisit what you have been learning.

http://bigthink.com/natalie-shoemaker/5-exercises-to-help-boost-creativity-divergent-thinking

When you want to practice memorizing something, for example for an exam, take a walk and repeat what you want to memorize over and over again.

https://www.edutopia.org/practice/fit-lit-how-movement-impacts-learning

Question # 4 How can walk and talk help people to think creatively?

A person's creative output increase by an average of 60% when walking.

https://news.stanford.edu/2014/04/24/walking-vs-sitting-042414/

Because we don't have to devote much conscious effort to the act of walking, our attention is free to wander.

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/steve-jobs-swore-by-walking-meetings-heres-science-of-why-theyre-awesome-how-to-do-them-right.html

People think creatively during and immediately after

walking. Our mind is at its most creative at 5 kilometers per hour, the speed of a moderately paced stroll.

https://medium.com/the-mission/how-to-use-steve-jobs-simple-innovation-routine-2d379d2d787#.7icppmdvx http://qz.com/658725/research-backs-up-the-instinct-that-walking-improves-creativity/

Whenever you’re deeply involved with a problem, take a thought walk, for example around your neighbourhood, a shopping mall, a park, a forest etc.

Look for objects, situations, or events that are interesting or that can be metaphorically compared with whatever you are working on. http://creativethinking.net/when-you-need-new-ideas-take-a-thought-walk/

Question # 5 How can walk and talk help people to solve conflicts?

Walking can allow partners to acquire the cognitive, affective, and behavioral advantages of synchronous movement such as increased positive rapport, empathy, and pro-sociality.

Walking partners naturally adopt cooperative postural

stances and experience shared attention.

https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fa0040431

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