Move to Synchronize
To escape from feeling trapped by hate and blame, get up and get yourself moving. It's neuroscience!
Exercises
Choose Your Lift Level
What do you have capacity for today? Whether it's a light lift, or something a little heavier, taking a step is what counts.
Dance Like Nobody's Watching!
Let your best moves move you! Listen to some great music that you love to move to, get up, and groove! (If you need a good song, try this playlist.)
The Science Behind It
Research suggests that movement of all kinds - breaking routines, learning new things, getting more physically active, subverting expectations at work and home - can help us to activate novel neurological pathways and rhythms, freeing us up from entrenched old habits and setting us on a new course. Even getting up from your desk, putting on some upbeat music, and dancing by yourself (like nobody's watching) can help. Try it when you feel stuck.
Daily Reflection
End the day by making a few notes on integrating movement into your problem-solving routines.
Set a daily reminder
Get daily exercise reminders on your phone or email throughout The Challenge to stay on track.
- Better navigate politically polarizing situations
- Repair strained relationships with family and friends
- Become a less reactive and more effective communicator
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