Simple tips to increase concentration

Scientists have just revealed a simple way to increase your concentration and attention, without having to rely on a cup of coffee.

How to increase the ability to concentrate?

According to researchers from University of Melbourne (Australia), simply looking at nature from your desk for 40 seconds can enhance your brain's ability. They discovered, even those who admire a picture of a green roof like a meadow have achieved the same effect.

Just looking at nature from your desk for 40 seconds, including a picture of nature like this, can also increase your ability to concentrate and pay attention.(Photo: Getty Images)

" Only a break overlooking the sight of green trees, instead of the stuffy city in concrete also helps restore concentration and attention. It alludes, nature is extremely valuable to the people. city ​​and office workers , "the research team wrote.

The research report, published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, said the experts conducted experiments to test the natural sighting effect with the focus and attention of the students. They asked the students to press the numbers that appeared several times on the computer screen, except that it was number 3.

In the middle of the experiment, the study subjects had a 40-second break, with half of them being allowed to watch the green roof while the rest only observed the concrete roof.

The results revealed, the first group made less significant errors and showed concentration, paying much attention to the other group when performing the initial task.

Dr. Kate Lee, the head of the study, explained: " We know, green roofs are good for the environment, but now we discover that they can increase concentration, Please imagine that positive effect for thousands of workers working in factories and office buildings in the city. "

Facebook recently moved its headquarters to Menlo Park in California, USA.On the roof of this new office building is a park of over 36,400m2 with walkways and many outdoor spaces for people to sit and work.(Photo: Facebook)

Dr. Lee is working on how to integrate green spaces into cities. She stressed that green roofs can improve people's quality of life, especially in areas where there is not enough space for green parks.

The new discovery is considered to be an additional motivation for planning and management agencies to continue greening cities. Dr. Lee and colleagues now plan to conduct more experiments to see if greening the workplace makes people more productive and creative.