Do you find that walking helps to clear your mind in addition to tiring out your legs? You’re not alone. While many of us get out in our hiking boots because hiking is good exercise, many famous walkers and great thinkers have long theorized that regardless of destination or even the view, the very act of walking provides a source of inspiration, clarity of thought and perhaps even expansion of consciousness.
So what is the connection between walking and thinking? I recently attended a talk with British scholar and researcher Graeme Tiffany at the Fort William Mountain Festival called “The Philosophy of Walking” where he lent us a few ideas on why walking helps us think.
