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How to design an office for every type of brain
Both intuition and a growing body of research underscore the reality that sharing a workspace with a large number of coworkers is incredibly distracting—creating an environment that thwarts attempts to think seriously. In a 2013 article summarizing recent research on this topic, Bloomberg Businessweek went so far as to call for an end to the “tyran
... See morefrom Deep Work by Cal Newport
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A laptop operates the same whether it is open on a desk in an office or on a bench in a park. But human brains aren’t like that—they are exquisitely sensitive to context. One of the most fertile and fruitful places to “think with” is nature. That’s because, over eons of evolution, our brains were tuned to the kind of sensory information available
... See morefrom The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain by Annie Murphy Paul
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- Neurodiverse people frequently need workplace accommodations, such as headphones to prevent auditory overstimulation, to activate or maximally leverage their abilities. Sometimes they exhibit challenging eccentricities. In many cases the accommodations and challenges are manageable and the potential returns are great. But to realize the benefits, m... See more
from Neurodiversity Is a Competitive Advantage by Robert Austin
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- Designing personalized plans for how we access, design, and utilize physical spaces to make ourselves happier and more productive workers is a foundational piece of the distributed work puzzle.
from Building Bollingen Tower by Brett Bivens
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They make people sick, hostile, unmotivated, and insecure. Open-plan workers are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure and elevated stress levels and to get the flu; they argue more with their colleagues; they worry about coworkers eavesdropping on their phone calls and spying on their computer screens. They have fewer personal and confide
... See morefrom Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
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- A laptop operates the same whether it is on a desk in an office or on a bench in a park. But human brains are incredibly sensitive to context.
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offices have become interruption factories. A busy office is like a food processor—it chops your day into tiny bits.
from Remote by Jason Fried
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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
by John Medina
