Environmental Associations - Deepstash

Environmental Associations

Environmental associations are cues from your working environment that tell your brain "it's time to work."

Most environmental associations are assimilated subconsciously.

For example:

  • Your desk and office chair.
  • The draft you always feel from your cubicle.
  • The view as you look out your office building's window.

When you work from home many of these associations are gone and your brain receives a confusing mix of "work time" and "relax time" cues.

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