Do you feel stressed from working too much or are you having a difficult time concentrating on your tasks? 😩 Well, you can…
👀 look at nature,
🎧 listen to nature,
👃 smell nature, and
😋 taste nature!
Ok I’m kidding with the last one. Nevertheless, spending time in nature boosts our energy, re-energizes our cognitive abilities, and reduces our stress.
In a research study, patients heal faster after surgery having a window view of nature in their hospital rooms, compared to having a darker forest photograph, abstract art, or no images at all. This is supported by decades of research – nature makes us feel good.
Personally, I feel fortunate to work in Makati. This city offers Ayala Triangle Gardens, Legazpi Active Park, and Jaime Velasquez Park, among others, where I can spend time in nature and take a break when I have fried my brain from working too much.
But what if you’re working from home in a city or you don’t have the fortune of having nature around your workplace?
Well, it turns out you can still feel the refreshing effects of nature by looking at pictures of trees or listening to natural sounds wherever you may be. In the research study, the participants were merely glancing at some pictures of trees. The trees weren’t actually there!
You can consider having a small plant in your home, or putting a photo of the natural world at your bedside table. Or consider allotting 5 minutes listening to natural sounds.
Basking in the glory of the natural world is one of the ways we can recharge properly.
📒 Feel Good Productivity: Chapter 8: Recharge
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I enjoyed reading it!