Have you ever received a bouquet of fresh flowers? Do you remember how good it made you feel? Well, studies have shown that receiving flowers has an almost immediate positive effect on our moods. Recent research by a psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School followed the activities and moods of 55 people ranging in age from 25 to 60. Scientific research usually involves the presence of a "control" in order to compare its effects with those of the object being studied, and in this case the control was a new home decor item. Half the participants received the control item, and the other half received fresh flowers. Then everyone kept diaries recording their moods and activities during the two-week time frame of the study.
The results showed that the people with the fresh flowers in their home felt less worried and had fewer periods of anxiety or depression. They also felt more considerate of other people. And interestingly, they brought those effects to their workplaces. At work they were more relaxed and also had more energy and enthusiasm. The general effect of living with fresh flowers, for even this short period, was that people just felt more positive - about both their personal and professional lives.
The leader of the study, Nancy Etcoff, PhD, was very impressed by its results, and especially by the carryover of emotions to the workplace. As a result, she plans another study focusing on the effects of fresh flowers at work.
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