The lockdown habit this exec wants to keep until she’s 90
When you take yourself out of the day-to-day, the mind is free to play, says Productivity Commission chair and paddleboarder Danielle Wood. From the upcoming August issue out on July 25.
Danielle Wood on her paddleboard in St Kilda. “It’s meditative and gives me the space to switch off. You can just be in the moment, and you’re not striving in any way.” Nicole Reed
Danielle Wood is the chair of the Productivity Commission. She’s 45 and lives in St Kilda, Melbourne.
How did you start paddleboarding? It’s a lockdown habit that’s taken hold. I’d always wanted to try it – I thought it looked quite relaxing and I’d done a bit of windsurfing when I was younger. Then my husband bought me a board as a surprise for my birthday and I haven’t looked back.
