Check-In Question:

Big Ideas:

We do our best thinking when are up and moving around
Gestures help us think through ideas
"We use our brains entirely too much."
Do we use our brains, or does our brain use us?
Most of our best ideas come when not trying to think through something
Thinking harder is counter-productive
Protestant thinking is against fun and all about hard work
Not wrestle with ideas, but play with them
What is professional?
Definitions of seriousness that drive our learning
Rise of ADHD in the US and the increase in seat time in schools
20 minutes in nature was better for ADHD students than the medications
More productive after micro-breaks
Think will think better after a break, but think better because of the break
Don't separate our movement from our work - invite movement into your day
Walking meetings
More accurate when walking while thinking (Radiologist study)
Nietzsche had the best ideas while walking
Mobile intelligence
Not separate the mind from the body
Level of conversation is elevated when we are elevated
Afraid of chaos - children were "little savages"
Play time versus work time
"The opposite of play isn't work, the opposite of play is depression." ~Stuart Brown
Emotional regulation being improved when spend time outside
Importance of natural light to working
The privilege of having access to green spaces
Bringing nature into built spaces to support productivity
Awe - the word and the sound
We are not too different from our environment
Leaders creating space for movement (modeling)

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