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Creating environmental "nudges"

Creating environmental "nudges"

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Creating environmental "nudges"

- The shift to flexible work environments means being able to work from the office, a coffee shop, your home, or even the beaches of Bora Bora. A girl can dream, right? How can you create the proper work head space when your work is competing with the dog needing a walk, the laundry basket brimming over, or the ocean surf. Basically, it can be difficult to get yourself in the right work head space that will allow you to work productively and creatively. But help's at hand, because your environment is rich with triggers and nudges that can help support your creativity. So look around you and let's see how it works. A nudge is a way of influencing our thoughts and behaviors, typically in an easy and low-cost way. They don't reduce the choices available to us. They don't make one more financially attractive or another more socially painful. They're not mandates. Classic nudges include putting the healthy food at the front of your cupboards or the unhealthy food at the back, or even…

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