Enhancing Productivity in Your Workspace

Do you have a favorite place to work? Why do you love it? How does it foster peaceful productivity? There are countless ways to cultivate productivity in a workspace based on your specific needs, space, and personality, so we have included some of our favorite items for quick results. 

Light: Since many people work during the daylight hours, it makes sense to utilize natural light in areas where we can reap the benefits:

• Employees working around a multitude of windows report less stress and improved sleep.
• Natural light increases productivity.
• Sitting near that window even decreases illness, leading to less productive time loss.

Color: Color affects the mind and body. Implementing certain colors can boost productivity skills: 

• Blue is proven to be the best color for deep mental work. Promoting tranquility and focus, shades of blue enhance productivity in anyone needing a dedicated work session.
• If you are doing more physical work and need a boost of energy, red is the color for you. Red triggers a sense of urgency, leading to an increased physical response. 
• The color yellow promotes creativity and confidence. A yellow wall, room or artwork could give you a confidence boost and inspire that next project.

Plants: Incorporating plants in your workspace has many benefits including:

• Indeed.com suggests having plants in an office makes employees and potential clients feel comfortable and welcomed to the space.
• Plants remind people of the outdoors, eliciting feelings of tranquility and contentment.

With these ideas in mind, our team shared their favorite work spaces:

Samantha - My all-time favorite workspace is my screened-in porch. I can enjoy natural light, greenery all around me, and the sounds of nature while nestled into my own perch of peaceful productivity. The only tech in this space is what I bring with me, so it’s great for deep work and creative thinking.

Amelia - I love to work on a table in front of my couch. It sits right by a window so I get lots of light, and my dog can sit right by me while I work. To me, it’s the perfect combination of comfort and productivity.

Tracy - During the pandemic, I took my art studio that is exploding with colors, art supplies, and ideas and turned it into an office. I love coming into this space, and my dogs join me for the workday. I sit facing a window where currently, cardinals have built a nest and their work gives me great joy. This joy inspires the work that I do.