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Shape your physical and digital environment for effectiveness.
Every object and arrangement in your space sends signals that affect your behavior.
Optimize your environment for the work that matters most.
Working and relaxing in the same space creates role confusion.
A clean visual environment frees mental resources for thinking.
Things you use often should be within arms reach.
Everything in your workspace that is not helping is hurting by creating distraction.
Natural light and appropriate artificial lighting measurably improve cognitive performance.
Control your auditory environment — silence, music, or white noise depending on the task.
Cognitive performance varies with temperature — find and maintain your optimal range.
Physical comfort during long work sessions prevents both injury and cognitive decline.
Desktop layout browser tabs and file organization are as important as physical space.
A clean digital environment with minimal open applications supports focused work.
Design your environment so entering a space triggers the appropriate behavior.
At the end of each work session reset your environment to its starting state.
Try different arrangements and measure their impact on your productivity and wellbeing.
Identify the environmental elements that matter most so you can recreate them anywhere.
When you share a space negotiate environmental standards with others.
Adjust your environment as seasons change to maintain optimal conditions.
Your environment reflects and reinforces your identity — design it to reflect who you want to be.
The best environment makes desired behavior effortless and undesired behavior difficult.