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Top Productivity Studies That Will Surprise You

1 points by bashmaster 4y ago

bashmaster 4y ago
TLDR: 1. Lack of sleep leads to decreased work productivity. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32360021/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32360021/ 2. Working alone may be the key to better performance. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080220110323.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080220110323.h... 3. Workplace stress significantly affects your productivity. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7889069/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7889069/ 4. Multi-tasking is fiction, we can only focus on one thing. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11827832_Executive_Control_of_Cognitive_Processes_in_Task_Switching https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11827832_Executive_... 5. Increasing autonomy leads to greater productivity. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00963/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.0096... 6. Work in natural light to be more focused and concentrated. https://www.jcircadianrhythms.com/articles/10.1186/1740-3391-5-2/ https://www.jcircadianrhythms.com/articles/10.1186/1740-3391... 7. Setting the right temperature may increase your productivity https://www.sjweh.fi/article/download.php?abstract_id=1214&file_nro=1 https://www.sjweh.fi/article/download.php?abstract_id=1214&f... 8. Napping makes you a more effective problem solver. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20585-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20585-3 9. Plants in the office can boost productivity by 15 percent. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-30837-001 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-30837-001 10. Music can improve mood and concentration in most employees. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/665048#metadata_info_tab_contents https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/665048#metadata_info_ta...
- AnimalMuppet 4y ago
  Maybe it's just me, but I find 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to be quite unsurprising.
  - beardyw 4y ago
    Everything has to be clickbait these days.

1 points by bashmaster 4y ago

TLDR: 1. Lack of sleep leads to decreased work productivity. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32360021/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32360021/ 2. Working alone may be the key to better performance. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080220110323.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080220110323.h... 3. Workplace stress significantly affects your productivity. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7889069/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7889069/ 4. Multi-tasking is fiction, we can only focus on one thing. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11827832_Executive_Control_of_Cognitive_Processes_in_Task_Switching https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11827832_Executive_... 5. Increasing autonomy leads to greater productivity. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00963/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.0096... 6. Work in natural light to be more focused and concentrated. https://www.jcircadianrhythms.com/articles/10.1186/1740-3391-5-2/ https://www.jcircadianrhythms.com/articles/10.1186/1740-3391... 7. Setting the right temperature may increase your productivity https://www.sjweh.fi/article/download.php?abstract_id=1214&file_nro=1 https://www.sjweh.fi/article/download.php?abstract_id=1214&f... 8. Napping makes you a more effective problem solver. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20585-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20585-3 9. Plants in the office can boost productivity by 15 percent. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-30837-001 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-30837-001 10. Music can improve mood and concentration in most employees. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/665048#metadata_info_tab_contents https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/665048#metadata_info_ta...

AnimalMuppet 4y ago
Maybe it's just me, but I find 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to be quite unsurprising.
- beardyw 4y ago
  Everything has to be clickbait these days.