Research by well-known neuroscientist David Strayer is suggesting that hiking could be the best therapy possible for long-term mental fatigue.

New Yorker article about how letting your mind wander can lead to insight.

http://web.mit.edu/ekmiller/Public/www/miller/News_Articles/Lehrer_Insight_New_Yorker.pdf

@bakadesuyo says daydreaming is good for us.

Every day "we wake up to the sound of an alarm clock and for the rest of the day are bombarded with sounds and sights competing for our attention."

Is it hiking in particular or anything that gets us off the grid and into nature?