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Walk to generate, sit to decide

Walk for options. Sit down to pick one.

SWe reviewed 23 studies on it.Ideas

Hand-drawn diagram of framework 19, Walk to generate, sit to decide: Walk for options. Sit down to pick one.
Framework 19 · in one look
How to use it

Walking had a large effect on generating ideas, but not on choosing between them. Walk, ideally outside, to come up with options; sit down to pick.

How sure we are

S Evidence: strong. Large trials or many studies, pointing the same way.

Sources

Oppezzo & Schwartz 2014 · Thabane et al. 2026 (meta-analysis, 23 studies).

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