Not only does looking at pictures of cute baby animals make you go “awwwww, look at the cute little thing!!”, it has also been scientifically shown to boost your productivity.
I recently stumbled across an academic article that explores the relationship between looking at pictures of cute animals, and productivity. Across three experiments, researchers exposed participants to images of cute images of baby animals (along with other cute images, which didn’t have the same effect), and then measured how the participants performed in both cognitive and motor tests.
According to the study, “viewing cute things improves subsequent performance in tasks that require behavioral carefulness, possibly by narrowing the breadth of attentional focus“. Cute images also “induce careful behavioral tendencies in the users, which is beneficial in specific situations, such as driving and office work“.1
I always knew something would come out of all of those hours I’ve spent on Cute Overload.
Here are a few pictures of cute baby animals for a little productivity boost!
Now go out there and have a productive day!
Turtle image borrowed from Cute Overload.
