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3 Surprising Reasons You Should Buy a Plant for Your Work Space Today
People grow plants, and plants grow people.
Adding a little greenery to our workspace or inside our home never hurt anybody.
But what’s surprising is that apart from making the space more aesthetic, plants have positive psychological effects on us. You work effectively when you are in a happy mood, and plants have much to do with it.
I bought a few indoor plants earlier last year to keep them around my workspace. And they have been an absolute delight to have.
Here are three reasons you should also invest in growing a plant today —
1. They Make the Workplace More Inviting
A study in the Netherlands and the UK found that bringing plants into the workplace made people 15% more productive.
Professor Haslam, one of the study’s authors, said, —
“Office landscaping makes the workplace a more pleasant, comfortable, and profitable place to be.”
Seeing beautiful things in nature can make you feel better and boost your self-esteem.
It shouldn’t be a surprise that we work better when we’re happy.
