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It increases blood pressure, increases stress, disturbs our sleep.
And more importantly, it is linked to our bad mental health. It's why we don't have schools in the vicinity of airports anymore.
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"In most workplaces, focused work is left to chance.If nobody's called you for a meeting that day, you might get an afternoon to yourself."
Ollie Campbell
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Silence is more relaxing than relaxing music.
In an experiment, the silence was used as a control between the different relaxing music clips. But the two-minute silent pauses between the music actually proved more relaxing on the brain.
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The former may seem worse, but both can be detrimental to our productivity—and sanity.
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Silence allows us to think about new solutions to problems, and to stick to our plans long enough to reach our goals.
According to psychologists, spending time in silence is when we are most creative.
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Many studies link noise pollution to:
Just as noise pollution is bad for you, silence can actually benefit you...
Giving us another reason to meditate, a study proves that a silent environment helps create new brain cells.
Silence helps activate our brain to work better and jog its memory banks efficiently.
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Noise pollution may lead to high blood pressure and heart attacks, as well as impairing hearing and overall health. Loud noises raise stress levels by activating the brain’s amygdala and causing the release of the stress hormone cortisol, according to research.
Silence has the opposite effect, releasing tension in the brain and body.
The constant attentional demands of modern life put a significant burden on the prefrontal cortex of the brain, which is involved in high-order thinking, decision-making and problem-solving.
When we can finally get away from these sonic disruptions, our brains’ attention centers have the opportunity to restore themselves.
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Most of the city planning is done so that the affluent neighborhoods are in quieter areas.
However, this is also nullified when the ultra-rich who travel frequently stay close to the transit hubs (like Airports), being exposed to high decibels of noise.