Why Take Walks

For those of you who share the agony of being an unemployed millennial with two degrees that don't amount to squat, it becomes rather easy to become holed up in front of your computer with your browser tabs split between job search engines, social media, and YouTube. As you click between the uploading your resume for the bajillionth time and re-watching surprise kitten, it's hard to get motivated. I speak from experience. After a while, going outside becomes really, really, hard and it's easy to think that there's nothing outside that can help you, so what's the point, right?

The side effect of this line of thinking, at least for me, is that I become horribly depressed. Not going outside soon becomes, not getting dressed, which then becomes not taking a shower, which then becomes not getting out of bed because what's the point, right?  It's a toxic slippery slope for me and it's one I have to fight often. Staying inside is a lot easier. But the truth is, going outside doesn't take a lot either. In fact, it's a lot more fun than social media or YouTube. All you have to do is find the right setting and music and you can find interesting items from people's everyday lives.  It's like having an adventure in the surrounding neighborhood and it's so much fun.

So one of my little things is taking walks. I highly recommend it.