Why short breaks to move around are crucial for your creative process

Author Kelly Corrigan(left) and Manoush Zomorodi(right) on a walk around Vancouver. Corrigan has her notebook at the ready. Katie Monteleone/NPR

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Let’s talk about movement, not as exercise, but as a secret weapon for creative people.

On a memorable walk with bestselling author Kelly Corrigan, she told me how she’s become a master of getting unstuck: She’s found that simple, physical breaks — like walking, dancing, or just moving around — can reset her mood and focus.

So I wanted

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