Take a Break, Part 1 - Take a Walk
Calm it Down
Chad Lawson
4.8 • 896 Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Right outside your door is something magical. |
| 0:07.0 | And no, I don't mean your favorite coffee or donut shop, though that never hurts. |
| 0:12.4 | But on the other side of your workspace door is an entrance to a clearer mind, |
| 0:18.0 | calmer pace of breathing, and believe it or not, a key in helping you problem |
| 0:22.9 | solve the project you've been staring at all morning. Want to know what this mystical |
| 0:28.9 | secret is? It's outside. I know the donuts sounded more enticing, but hang on with me for a moment. |
| 0:38.5 | There was a really smart guy once by the name of Steve Jobs. |
| 0:42.6 | You may have heard of him. |
| 0:44.2 | He swore walking inspired his most creative moments and held many of his meetings, daring walks. |
| 0:52.2 | While you may or may not have grandiose dreams of creating the next tech company |
| 0:56.6 | the world will ever know, I can almost guarantee stepping away from the screen for even 10 minutes |
| 1:03.3 | will do wonders with what you have before you. So, I'd like to take you on a short walk. Just 10 minutes. That's it. That's all I ask. I promise. |
| 1:15.3 | Try it with me, and you can be the judge afterward. |
| 1:19.5 | Take 10 minutes to let your subconscious work behind the scenes as you fill your lungs with some fresh air and stretch your legs just a bit. |
| 1:31.3 | I'm Chad Lawson and let's comment down in three, two, one. |
| 1:41.3 | I'll give you a moment to tie your shoes and, I don't know, maybe take a light jacket. |
| 1:52.4 | Okay, I'm hoping you're outside at this point. Let's get started. Any direction you'd like. |
| 2:00.1 | And to be honest, we're going to be somewhat aimless with where we're going. |
| 2:05.6 | There's no agenda, no to-do list. |
| 2:08.6 | Just slowly start walking. |
| 2:11.6 | We're in no rush. |
| 2:17.9 | I'd like for you to notice how your feet feel. |
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