Nature can reduce stress, increase attention span and boost creativity. But you don’t have to build domes filled with plants the way Amazon did – you can just add a few more plants to your workspace. Or take a walk in a park at lunch.
The Incredible Science Behind Why Amazon Filled Its New Office With 40,000 Plants
Any way you want to measure it, Americans these days are distracted by tech, overwhelmed by information, and generally feeling pretty anxious. The solutions to this creeping mental health crisis are certainly manifold. Politicians could do plenty to help us all be less anxious (but probably won’t), while tech fixes and personal behavior changes all have a role to play too.