The next time you feel your productivity and mood slipping at work, try a little babbling-brook therapy.
Listening to natural sounds like flowing water significantly improved employees’ productivity and mood compared to sitting in silence, according to a study presented at an Acoustical Society of America meeting.
“Complete silence isn’t the best environment in which to concentrate because in nature, a silent environment can signal danger,” says study author Jonas Braasch, PhD, an associate professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
So, the next time you need a reset, take a short walk next to a creek, enjoy your lunch beside a fountain, or if you can’t escape your desk, go to naturesoundsfor.me to create a free, custom- mixed natural-ambience soundtrack. KAREN ASP
