For analytical thinking or intuition, any activity that does not itself require focused attention will do: walking, running, early-morning rituals. One can also think with remarkable clarity while lying in bed in the minutes after awakening. Alternatively, one can engage in an activity that itself drives analysis, like journaling or memos to self. Other activities help clear out one’s mind (which is the same kind of quietude one has upon awakening): meditation and Peter Crawford’s night runs (“just focusing on my gait”) are examples.
