Five Tips for Creating a Soul-Nourishing Workplace
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Are you feeling overwhelmed and drained from your work? Have you noticed that the amount of time you spend working is taking a toll on your mental health? Then, it’s time to make some changes. Anxiety caused by stress is detrimental to both physical and psychological well-being; therefore, creating a soul-nourishing workplace helps you stay healthy and productive. Creating a soul-nourishing workplace should be a priority for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you’re working from home or in an office; the key is to maximize your workspace for productivity and mental health.
Here are five tips for creating a soul-nourishing workplace:
Create A Designated Working Space
While you may opt for the comfort of working on your couch or bed, having a designated workspace helps maintain separation between work time and relaxation time and help keep you organized. Having a go-to spot also helps create structure — even if it’s simply setting up your laptop near a window, you’ll know it’s time to work when you sit there every day.
Make Sure It Has Natural Light
If possible, try to set up in an area with at least some natural light throughout the day for two reasons. First, studies have shown that natural light exposure increases alertness and helps regulate sleep quality. Insufficient lighting causes eye strain, contributing to headaches or fatigue while working long hours at the desk. If natural light is not available or limited in the space, consider a happy light, which mimics natural sunlight and helps regulate energy levels.
Personalize Your Space
Decorating your workspace with meaningful items will add color to the atmosphere, instantly elevating one’s mood and enthusiasm for productivity. Try creating an aesthetically pleasing space so that when you step into this area during work times, it doesn’t feel like entering an office cubicle but rather a motivating yet calming environment designed specifically for personal fulfillment and productivity.
Organize Your Supplies
Having all your tools organized in one spot is essential. Nothing disturbs creative flow quicker than searching around or through piles of unopened mail or important things. Have some handy containers nearby so supplies are easy to organize; label each container according to the type of material going into them. Anything to keep the space clutter-free is helpful.
Bring Nature Inside
Surrounding yourself with nature provides plenty of psychological benefits. Plants and greenery around reduce indoor air pollution levels by absorbing gaseous pollutants, increasing concentration levels, and decreasing sick leave due to its calming effect on the mind. Simply adding some houseplants or flowers to your workspace is beneficial. They are aesthetically pleasing and act as a reminder of our connection with nature and help put us in a more peaceful state of mind.
Conclusion
Creating a soul-nourishing workspace doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. On the contrary, what’s important is ensuring that it’s efficient enough for productivity and sustains and boosts your inner peace. The more it aligns with your goals, the happier and more productive you will be.
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Dominique
12 Comments
Alice Gerard
I really enjoyed this blog post. As a freelance journalist, I do work a lot from home. I’ve actually done most of this, but I am struggling with the indoor plants, mainly because the cat views them as food, lol! Still, I’m going to to add a plant that doesn’t look like a delicacy for a cat!
Dominique
I am not familiar with cats. What would they not like? I didn’t know that they were fans of plants!
Tamara
I would have needed this blog post back when I was working long hours in the corporate world!! I surrounded myself with piles of files, a bunch of sticky notes, and that was it. As soon as I got home, I kept working, sitting in my bed, laptop on my knees. In short: I did everything wrong!
Fast forward to where I am today. The best time was a few Christmasses ago. I decorated my office desk, it was epic! I will send you a picture.
Dominique
Your home office is wonderful. The basics of my office are fine but I have to clear out the clutter! That’s on the list of things to do!
Tamara
The picture I sent to you was not my home office, that was my “office office” 😉
Dominique
It still looks great LOL
Elisa
I’ve been working remotely for almost three years and do my best to make it my designated work space. Unfortunately, the room doesn’t have a ton of natural light, so I can’t bring in any plants. However, I do personalize the space and bought a terrific three-tier cart from the Container Store for all of my supplies and files. Just those two things make it an inviting space to work in.
Dominique
I like the idea of the cart…
But I don’t need it. That’s how I end up with more clutter LOL
Brenda Marie Fluharty
I would say that my office has all of this, I love it and it’s a very calming space for me.
Dr.Amrita Basu
A Big struggle for me is exactly this.I will try to implement your suggestions.
Martha
Great ideas! I’m following most except the plants. I’m not good at indoor plants and they usually end up dying. Maybe I can add some artificial ones!
Dominique
What? I didn’t expect you to have problems with indoor plants LOL
Artificial is a good option! There are really pretty ones nowadays!