Question

consider this claim: people should make more time for sitting still and doing nothing. which is the strongest evidence to support the claim? health journalist tom hoover notes, \in recent years, more and more americans have established meditation routines.\ \being able to sit peacefully in silence with your own thoughts, free of external distractions, may be as beneficial to your mental and physical health as going for a run,\ writes psychologist susan buchanan. lisa castro, a mother of three, says that her favorite part of the week is sunday afternoon, which she has dedicated to doing nothing.

Explanation:

Psychologist Susan Buchanan provides a statement linking the act of sitting still with mental and physical health benefits, which directly supports the claim. The health - journalist's note just shows a trend, and Lisa Castro's statement is a personal preference.

Answer:

"Being able to sit peacefully in silence with your own thoughts, free of external distractions, may be as beneficial to your mental and physical health as going for a run," writes psychologist Susan Buchanan.