Today’s Small Step: Get a Plant.

Bring the natural world inside.

One small way to let good grow wild? Actually grow something. Keeping plants in your workspace (and your living space) is a simple way to reconnect to the wider natural world. That’s because by bringing a living piece of nature into your space, you can cultivate feelings of biophilia, a design practice rooted in the way we’re all emotionally connected to nature. Reminding ourselves of that connection—even with something as simple as a potted fern—comes with serious benefits:

At work, indoor plants can increase feelings of wellbeing by 88%.

A UK study says plants and natural light can boost creative thinking by 15%. 

Even just staring at photos of fields or forests can help reduce stress. Seriously. 

Want to learn more about biophilia? We got you.

SOURCES:
¹ The Human Spaces biophilia report

² University of Exeter

³ International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health