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Posted on: Dec. 13 2012, 1:10 pm |
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Study shows that a long backpacking trip makes your brain more creative. Sounds like a reason to get our employers to pay for bag nights!
Study shows backpacking makes your brain more creative
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Posted on: Dec. 13 2012, 1:13 pm |
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Some people aren't getting out enough. 
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Posted on: Dec. 13 2012, 2:07 pm |
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We think more clearly after time spent backpacking. No surprise there.
The less electronic distraction, the better for us. No iPhone, better thinking.
But what about GPS ? Are we finding our way contrary to our purpose for being there?
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Posted on: Dec. 13 2012, 2:44 pm |
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I think there's more involved than just deep thoughts. Perhaps oxygenation of the blood that occurs when physical excertion is present affects the processes of the brain.
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Posted on: Dec. 13 2012, 5:43 pm |
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One word: Endorphins.
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Posted on: Dec. 13 2012, 6:46 pm |
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(buzzards @ Dec. 13 2012, 6:10 am)
QUOTE Study shows that a long backpacking trip makes your brain more creative...
Even a short trip works wonders as it says;
QUOTE The most-telling number from the research is 50 percent: as in backpackers scored 50 percent better on a creativity test after four days in nature and away from smartphones, iPods and laptops.
Takes away from I Stayed in a Holiday Express Last Night...so boring
Much better; I stayed in a pristine wilderness last night...yes it does make you sharper and more creative.
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Posted on: Dec. 13 2012, 7:00 pm |
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Not at all very well controlled. The absence from electronics or the exercise etc? Too many variables.
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Posted on: Dec. 13 2012, 7:48 pm |
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Yeah, I'd agree that there is a serious need to separate the electronics issue from the exercise issue. Failure to do that is a major flaw, and a flaw which may be present in other such studies.
How much of the mental clarity is due to the exercise? and How much is due to immersion in nature free from electronic gadgets?
However, the lack of controls to answer such questions is very common in social psychology experiments. So this is not so exceptional in that regard. I'd hope these folks might pursue the questions with a greater rigor.
And the questions could be expanded into many areas of recreation. In that regard, I simply do not ever expect to see "proof," or "conclusive studies." It's the questions that are important.
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Posted on: Dec. 13 2012, 8:01 pm |
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What about the tie to the constructs of "city" life? It may not be the electronics at all but the social aspects of focusing internally. I feel stress when on a trail but feel invigorated when off-trail.
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Posted on: Dec. 14 2012, 10:26 am |
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It just goes to show you why we have so many creative posts here on the forums.
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Posted on: Dec. 14 2012, 11:09 am |
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(High_Sierra_Fan @ Dec. 13 2012, 7:00 pm)
QUOTE Not at all very well controlled. The absence from electronics or the exercise etc? Too many variables.
I just want to add to charadeur's comments.
When you read the journal article, it's clear that the authors are well aware of this issue, since they write: "A limitation of the current research is the inability to determine if the effects are due to an increased exposure to nature, a decreased exposure to technology, or to other factors associated with spending three days immersed in nature."
Also, they went further and explained how they can address this issue in future studies, when they wrote: "In principle, a 2×2 factorial study with high or low levels of nature (N+ or N−, respectively) and high or low levels of technology (T+ or T−, respectively) could shed light on the issue of dissociating the effects of nature and technology on complex problem solving. In the majority of real-world urban environments, T+N− is the norm whereas T−N+ is more common in the outdoor settings."
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Posted on: Dec. 14 2012, 12:20 pm |
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So the authors agree with me? Good for them. 
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Posted on: Dec. 14 2012, 12:26 pm |
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Personally, I am not so sure about it making me smarter. It does, however, make me more difficult to sleep with, according to reports. I come back from a trip and I want the room colder. So much so that I find myself sleeping in the guest bedroom, often for a week or so upon my return. It seems to take me an adjustment period to be able to sleep in a room warmer than 60*.
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Posted on: Dec. 14 2012, 12:36 pm |
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What a great article, thanks for the share. As an artist whose work is dominated by nature, I always went to the wilderness whenever I needed refreshing, even if my subject matter at the time was far from natural.
I especially like this: "Everything now seems like it has to be evidence-based." in regards to how researchers handle these sorts of studies. I am a firm believer in science, but at the same time, there needs to be some flexibility to go outside the orthodox realm.
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Posted on: Dec. 14 2012, 12:55 pm |
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I've gotten a few bag nights paid by my employer over the years
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Posted on: Dec. 14 2012, 8:37 pm |
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I recently put in for a travel reimbursement when I went up to Wisconsin for an overnight. I guess I was the first to ever put in for a campground fee.
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Posted on: Dec. 15 2012, 11:44 am |
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Life primordial. Everything built around us is an artificial construct, so it makes sense that Nature is soothing.
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In wildness is the preservation of the world. - Henry Thoreau
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