![[The Extended Mind#^kmmuzw]]
This is why I ended up getting a [[Standing Desk]] to try and help with my creative ruts.
Can also see it's benefits when looking at [[ADHD Treatments#Increased heartrate]].
## Factors
- Intensity and type of movement cause different effects
- This need for cognition to activate is only amplified during [[Neurodivergence]]
- ![[The Extended Mind#^pw69j8]]
- instead of fidgeting we now rely on caffeine, mental stimulants, to make up for the physiological needs for stimulation and engagement
- Ties into [[Sensory stimulation can be required for focus]]
### Intensity
Walking itself is also just a metaphor for creativity [^3]
![[The Extended Mind#^k5lom6]]
- I started doing brisk walks to achieve this heartrate
- Suggestion to incorporate this enhanced cognition during our breaks, to incorporate play again like what we did in school (one of the still effective strategies in )
#### Fast
![[The Extended Mind#^ix0sxc]]
#### High
- At high levels, can be used to intentionally not think ![[The Extended Mind#^wyosuq]]
- Transient hypofrontality [[The Extended Mind#^g7yq0x]]
- Long duration exercise is benefical for creativity [^1]
- From this, it sounds like it helps us disable and prevent room for [[System 2]] to happen, so we are forced to be mindful or refer to [[System 1]]
### Types of movements
- Congruent
- When physical motions are representative of the concept we are understanding
- [[The Extended Mind#^cfpu59]]
- Novel
- ![[The Extended Mind#^del3kd]]
- > humans solve problems most effectively by imagining themselves into a given scenario, a project that is made easier if the human in question has had a previous physical encounter on which to base her mental projections [^2]
- This is why [[Project based learning]] is so powerful for learning new things!
- Self-referential
- Metaphorical
## Benefits
- ![[The Extended Mind#^roav2s]]
- [[Procedural Knowing]] is another cue we can use to help with remembering, reminds me of [[Affective context model]]
- ![[The Extended Mind#^8279gc]]
## Examples
- [[Creative people take long walks]]
![[The Extended Mind#^1031rk]]
# References
[^1]: [[The Extended Mind#^f7pceq]]
[^2]: [[The Extended Mind#^l1dhjj]]
[^3]: [[The Extended Mind#^ydp0bv]]