Friday, January 31, 2014

Want To Be More Productive? Buy Some Desk Plants

Adding a plant to your workspace could boost your cognition and help you be more productive. Two recent studies found that participants performed better at attention tasks while seated at a desk surrounded by plants and flowers than while seated at an empty desk. These findings add to past research showing the benefits nature can have on cognition. Researchers believe that because nature engages our minds in an effortless way, it offers our brains a micro-restorative break from tasks — like working — that require us to pay direct attention. Do you have plants near your work station, or do you have a view of nature from your desk?


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READ the full article: Fast Company’s Co.Design | Eric Jaffe | November 19, 2013
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3021742/evidence/want-to-be-more-productive-buy-some-desk-plants


*** Post dedicated to my sister. A gifted artist and brilliant florist
www.lesjardinsdemarianne.com
 

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