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…is that a thing?
by enraged_camel 5y ago
…is that a thing?
- andyjsong 5y agoAbsolutely, why do you think churches have such high ceilings? Or just sheer volume of air means you're getting more oxygen to your brain vs. working in a 10x10x10 cube. Maybe VR can help with this? Simulate nature without the drawbacks of working outside where there is a lack of internet and the sun glare on your screen.
- spiderice 5y agoLike 5 citations needed
- wellthisisgreat 5y agoIdk about 5, but here is one: http://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71190.pdf http://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71190.pdf Also anecdotally (or, rather, I just can’t provide a source), I heard from a philosophy professor that the low ceilings in cells of scholastic monks affected their thinking process, driving their hyper-focus on detailed arguments. I don’t quite remember which school he was comparing with though. An alternative take - since the “abstract-detail-oriented” thinking may be susceptible to feedback-loops, one may consider that they are more detail-oriented in rooms with low ceilings and abstract-minded in rooms with high ceilings, and his brain will make it a self-fulfilling prophecy :)
- andyjsong 5y agoStudy on the economic benefits of working in nature: https://www.terrapinbrightgreen.com/reports/the-economics-of-biophilia/#appendix-references https://www.terrapinbrightgreen.com/reports/the-economics-of... I haven't tried any of the VR offices spaces, but from what I've seen, it looks like a SV office. What if one could VR conference/work in Muir Woods instead?
- _z2co 5y agohttps://xkcd.com/285/ https://xkcd.com/285/
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