[scott-smith_us]

When I was in my late 20s, I was taking college courses in the evening after working a 9-5 software job. On the nights where I didn't have to go to class, I usually had homework to do, and I found it really difficult to switch gears after a day at work to get into homework mode.

I'd also joined the company softball team, and I noticed that on the nights where I got back from playing softball after work, it was almost effortless to roll up my sleeves and start on my homework.

It's sometimes difficult to pause an overdue/critical task to go take a 30-45 minute walk, because it just seems like wasting _more_ time. But I've found that after a walk or some kind of exercise break, I often become "un-stuck" on a task that I was bogged down or procrastinating on.