{"id":10989,"date":"2018-07-24T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alifeofproductivity.com\/?p=10989"},"modified":"2022-09-01T04:43:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T04:43:25","slug":"set-your-office-thermostat-to-be-the-most-focused-and-productive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/set-your-office-thermostat-to-be-the-most-focused-and-productive\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s where you should set your office thermostat to be the most focused and productive"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Takeaway: <\/b>Pretty much everything affects your attention\u2014including the temperature of your office. Keep your thermostat set between 70-72\u00baF (21-22\u00baC) to be the most productive.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nFocusing in the summer can be hard.<\/strong> One survey found that we rate ourselves as being 45% more distracted<\/em> during this time of year\u2014<\/em>and that we rate our productivity as 20% lower than usual. On top of this, workplace attendance falls by around 18% during the summer months, meaning projects take around 13% longer to complete. (Working reduced hours or telecommuting in the summer has been shown to only exacerbate this effect.)1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

In writing Hyperfocus<\/em><\/a>, I read hundreds of studies and interviewed dozens of researchers about what influences our attention and focus. I learned that almost everything<\/em> affects our attention\u2014how much caffeine we consume; how tired we feel; what type of music we listen to as we work; the messiness of our office; the number of problems on our mind; and whether we leave our email inbox open as we work. Our attention is fascinating and complex, and it\u2019s nudged by even small things like the temperature<\/em> of our office.<\/p>\n

Not every bit of research made it into the book\u2014the temperature of our office being one of them. Hence, the reason for this blog post.<\/p>\n

But enough preamble. When it comes to the temperature of your office, here’s what the research shows:<\/p>\n