If coming back to work on Monday seems extra dreadful, there's a simple prescription to reduce job-related stress: enjoying the company of a small plant.
Office workers who cared for a plant on their desk and gazed at it for a few minutes when they felt tired experienced less anxiety than before they had one, a recent study found. Many also had a lower pulse.
The health benefits may come from the plant inducing "comfortable feelings," like beauty and affection, that help a person get away from work-related thoughts.
Follow the link to find out why choosing the plant yourself and taking care of it are an important part of the therapeutic effect. |
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