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Why movement enables focus while stillness creates distraction

I can focus perfectly when I am hiking or walking but the moment I sit down at my desk my mind scatters in twelve directions.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The body in motion can provide the grounding that the mind cannot achieve through will alone.

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