The science behind how nature impacts productivity, and how to integrate nature into your work-life

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"In 2008, researchers at the University of Michigan set out to observe the cognitive effects of spending a brief time in nature (Berman, Jonides and Kaplan,).

"(In one) study, two groups of participants were given a task in which they had to repeat random strings of numbers back to the study coordinator whilst they walked around either an arboretum, or a busy city street, and then repeated the same test once they arrived back at the lab.

"The results of this study showed that the participant’s performance was improved by nearly 20% after spending 35 minutes in nature, whilst those who wandered through the city showed no reliable improvements whatsoever."

"...If you’re looking to incorporate the benefits of nature into your career, you’ll be happy to know there are often plenty of actionable ways to achieve this." - Lewis Walsh

ARTICLE: How Nature Creates Productivity

The science behind how nature impacts productivity, and how to integrate nature into your work-life

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