# Where do you go to think?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-go-to-think/270851>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 24, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-go-to-think/270851 "2004-10-24T02:34:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-go-to-think/270851/21 "2004-10-25T15:42:24Z")

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I go to the water. Which water depends on what I need to think about: The duck pond in the cemetery for pleasant planning; the Nahant causeway to work through the anxious moments; and East Point to calm down from when things get out of control.

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**Author:** ![MrFantsyPants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-go-to-think/270851/22 "2004-10-25T16:35:09Z")

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For the little stuff, I seem to be processing always subconsciously, and the results pop out at odd moments.

For the big stuff, nothing beats a solo canoe trip.

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**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-go-to-think/270851/23 "2004-10-25T16:56:00Z")

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I cut the grass or go for a long walk and sit in the woods.

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