It took cracking my iPhone screen three times to change my mind. For years, I resisted putting my phone in a case.

I love the way it looks. I love the way it feels. I love the way it's designed. I didn't want to cover all that with a stupid plastic case.

But three cracked screens changed my mind. Now my phone is in a stupid leather case, but not my

iPad. Every time I use it, I run my fingers over the beveled edges. I love how slim it is and how

it feels. And as I do so, I wonder how much of my enjoyment is the result of many walks.

Steve Jobs not only cared about the way his products worked, he was obsessed about how they

looked and felt. I enjoy the result of that obsession every time I use my iPad.

I used to enjoy it with my iPhone, but that ended because I couldn't stop dropping it.

Steve Jobs solved creative problems while walking.

The founder of Apple was legendary for walking barefoot around his neighborhood or the company

campus.

He brainstormed while he walked.

There's no documented evidence that the ideas for many of the Apple products we

use today came from those walks, but we do know that Steve and his chief designer Johnny Ive

were often seen walking together. And here's the thing. There is research indicating walking

boosts creative thinking by a whopping 60% compared to sitting.

The research was done at Stanford University.

But even without research, we can surely point to Steve Jobs as evidence of a link between walking and creativity.

So is increased creativity the hidden benefit of walking? No, it's not. It's been on

full display for many years. Steve Jobs didn't discover this. History is filled with brilliant

creative minds who walked a lot, including Aristotle, Charles Dickens, and Mark Zuckerberg.

Let's first run through a quick list of the not-so-hidden benefits of walking.

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