The act of daydreaming is actually a sign that your bran is more efficient than non-daydreamers. A recent study from the Georgia Institute of Technology found a link between wandering minds and creativity, "fluid intelligence" and efficient brain systems. “People with efficient brains may have too much brain...
A healthy diet promotes good health, and employee wellness is tied so closely to worker efficiency that 77 percent of lost productivity is attributable to health-related issues, according to a recent study. According to the below infographic by ZeroCater, employees who did not regularly eat whole grains, fruits and vegetables...
We all have those days where it seems impossible to focus. Sometimes it's because coworkers are constantly interrupting us. Other times our brains just seem to freeze. When we're feeling mentally drained or generally distracted, it's time to switch things up. There are many...
When upbeat, happy music is played in the workplace, employees become more cooperative. This is according to Kevin Kniffin of the Harvard Business Review, who published his findings in the Journal of Organizational Behaviour. Kniffin and his colleagues had a group of students participate in 20 rounds of the public...
The above title sounds a bit ridiculous. I thought so, too, until I read through this study from 2008. The researchers found that exposure to brand logos makes people mirror the perceived traits of that brand. Participants were made to view logos of two brands with their own distinct traits...
New research has confirmed what we've all been thinking -- standing desks really do improve work productivity. The study was conducted on employees of a call centre who were split into two groups, one which was given workstations with desks that could be raised on lowered depending on...
