Why You're More Creative in Coffee Shops
Some of the most successful people in history have done their best work in coffee shops. . Among them are Pablo Picasso, J.K. Rowling, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre and Bob Dylan.
Some of us stick in our ear buds (耳塞) as soon as we sit down to work in a public setting. But scientists have known for years that background noise can benefit our creative thinking. A study showed that a modest level of surrounding noise in a place like a cafeteria can actually promote your creative output. The idea is that if you' re very slightly distracted from the task at hand by surroundings, it raises your abstract thinking ability.
Air of informality（非正式）
The typical coffee-shop user might be a lone worker struggling with a creative effort. There is a formal air when gathering on digital meeting platforms. By contrast，there is an informal atmosphere when meeting up at a bar or cafe. All those audio and visual stimuli (刺激物) help groups，too，compared to the meeting in a formal meeting room.
Visual variety
Often we sit in the same chair and look at the same four walls all day long. In the coffee shops, people come and go. The daylight changes. The pleasant smells of coffee and food vary. While we tend not to take conscious (有意识的) notice of these micro-stimuli, and likely don't openly choose to work in this location because of them, these activities around us make our brains work a bit differently than at home.
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A. A sweet spot of noise and crowds B. The birthplace of countless great works C. Therefore, this can lead to more creative idea generation D. Not all kinds of noisy surroundings are bad for your creativity E. However, experts say the cafe settings can benefit work groups who are creative F. Whatever their careers are, they have tapped into their creativity when working there G. One thing that makes working at home or office boring is the visual environment |
