The Strange and Adorable Way to Improve Your Concentration at Work

October 3, 2012 No Comments »
Be honest: at least one time in your life, you’ve spent hours browsing cute cat or puppy pictures online. My favorite commercial of late is the one where the young girl is criticizing her parents for their lack of social interaction, and ends the commercial looking down at her Facebook page and saying, “That is not a really puppy.” It’s such a strong depiction of our time and the way we choose to waste time at work.

But what if those adorable little seals and babies dressed as rutabagas could actually be helping your concentration? The Wall Street Journal is telling us it might just be true!

Such is the “Power of Kawaii”, as a paper documenting the research is appropriately titled. The Japanese word “kawaii” means cute. The paper was published in the online edition of the U.S. journal Plos One on Thursday. Through three separate experiments a team of scientists from Hiroshima University showed that people showed higher levels of concentration after looking at pictures of puppies or kittens.

So to help your concentration……here you go….

About the Author: Marcy Twete

Marcy Twete is the Founder and CEO of Career Girl Network and the author of the book “You Know Everybody! A Career Girl’s Guide to Building a Network That Works.” At Career Girl Network, Marcy provides women with information, resources, and networking to empower them in their careers and to advance the work of women in business as a whole. Prior to launching Career Girl Network, Marcy worked in numerous nonprofit organizations and as a consultant in the field of nonprofit fundraising, marketing, and community relations. Marcy is a graduate of the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and a native of rural North Dakota. She is the Vice Chair of the Chicago Board of Directors for Step Up Women’s Network in Chicago and a member of the Advisory Board for Girls on the Run Twin Cities, and is dedicated to advancing the work of organizations that move the needle for women and girls worldwide.

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