food for creative making, doing, and thinking
Source: http://www.themillions.com/2015/04/so-many-hills-writing-as-training.html
“Long runs tend to brew essay or story ideas, but the fast work of training — sprints, hills, lifting weights — simultaneously sharpens and blurs those ideas into actions. Training sharpens ideas by cutting away the chaff that tends to accumulate during that long time on the trail, where the mind can wander; training blurs those ideas to the surreal places where art is made. Since my body craved sleep, I could slip from the rational mind that stifles fiction.”
Writers, artists, musicians, even scientists often go for a walk or a run as a search for inspiration and a catalyst for creativity. Writer Nick Ripatrazone beautifully describes his experiences as a runner, and how changes in his running routine influence his writing process both physiologically and psychologically, making writing a truly visceral experience. To read more, check out his essay from The Millions.