Having houseplants near your workspace may make you smarter, or at least increase your attention span, according to a new study. Researchers used a "Reading Span Task" to test subjects' memorization, reading, and recall abilities, as well as their ability to switch between the three tasks.People who were in a room with live houseplants performed the tasks significantly better than those in a room with no plants. Scientific research has already shown in the past that exposure to natural environments, such as a forest setting, greatly improves attention directing ability. But this is one of the first studies to definitively show that just having a few simple plants near your workspace can improve your cognitive skills.
The big question now is: why? Why do plants help humans think more clearly and stay more focused on their work? We'll just have to wait for answers to those questions. But the take away now is that, if you want to maximize your mental function while working, surround yourself with a crap-load of houseplants!
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