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How to strengthen your willpower
How to overcome temptation and distractions
The role of motivation in willpower
Lighting In The Workspace
- There’s no replacement for true natural light.
- Fluorescent lighting saps your energy and makes you less productive, without even mentioning the environmental issues.
- LED light can be a good substitute for natural light.
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Organizing Our Worskapce: The Influence of Colors
- Red accelerates the heart rate, giving you a jolt of energy. Your eye is instantly drawn to red, and it promotes physical activity and emotion.
- Orange is a social color, encouraging interaction. It works well in meeting rooms or other social spaces...
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The Optimal Working Temperature
The preferred seems to be around 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
If you’re lucky enough to work remote or have your own office with an independent thermostat, experiment with which temperature works for you.
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Keeping An Organization
A cluttered desk sometimes triggers a cluttered mind. That's why everything should have its place, even if that place is just “the right-most stack.”
A desk system that matches your personal organization style saves both time and headache.
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Workspace Sound
Music that works best for immersive tasks:
- Familiar music, so your brain doesn’t look ahead for what’s next.
- Classical music, especially Baroque-period pieces for productivity boosts and no lyrics.
- Electroni...
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Your Desk: The Optimal Choice
The “sit-stand desk” is the optimal choice, because you can sit for a portion of the day and stand for the other portion.
Put your monitor high enough to keep your neck straight, set your keyboard position for 90 degree elbows, and your desk height for feet flat on the flo...
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Optimal Workspace Lighting
- The best kind of light you can have in your office is natural light. It helps our bodies maintain our internal "clocks" or circadian rhythms which affects our sleep and energy.
- Poor lighting, whether it's dim lighting or harsh lighting from overhe...
Let the sunshine in
- Switch to softer, more-natural-toned bulbs instead of halogens.
- LED lighting also may be more ideal for alertness and performance compared to fluorescent bulbs.
- Lensed-uplit conditions are preferable to the more common overhead downlighting, resulting in less eye strain and h...
The rise in the average working hours: contributing factors
The rise in average working hours a week can be related to three serious issues:
- We celebrate "being busy."
- We worry about losing our jobs in the current economic climate.
- We use devices that make us always on.
The rise of kn...
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