Concurrents – Environmental Psychology: Work In Water

by Sally Augustin, Ph.D. | October 7th, 2019

Many of us have an opportunity to spend vacation time near water during the summer, and even winter months, close to a river, lake, or seashore. We can see the water itself and light glinting off its surface if we’re lucky, and if we’re really lucky, we can hear the sounds of it gentling moving. Research indicates that it’s a plus for us to be exposed to water as we work, just as it is when we’re taking a break. In some instances, water access is easy; some offices are located on the banks of rivers or lakes, for example, and in those cases, the major issues to resolve boil down to providing as much visible and physical access to the bodies of water as possible. It is straightforward, however, to incorporate some water into offices even if the only H2O that’s ever visible through windows is in puddles after …