Comments on: Cubicles Cause Brain Damage https://thepaulagcompany.com/cubicles-cause-brain-damage/ Helping you simplify and streamline your small business Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Katrina https://thepaulagcompany.com/cubicles-cause-brain-damage/#comment-16 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:26:00 +0000 http://www.coaching4lesbians.com/blog/2006/02/23/cubicles-cause-brain-damage/#comment-16 What a fabulous blog, great article.

I love when science catches up with what our bodies have been telling us.to Success comes when we free oursleves from our limits imposed our otherwise. I have encouraged team members for years to take breaks make their working space attractive, go for walks, meditate or simply connect with others. We are not meant to live in cublicles The brain our most underused resouce needs to be stimulted and finding opporunties to learn big or small is a wonderful way to use that amazing crreation stored in our heads.

]]> By: Transcending Gender » The Carnival of Bent Attractions: March, 2006 https://thepaulagcompany.com/cubicles-cause-brain-damage/#comment-15 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 09:06:40 +0000 http://www.coaching4lesbians.com/blog/2006/02/23/cubicles-cause-brain-damage/#comment-15 […] Coach Paula G. writes at her site, Coaching4Lesbians.com: “You always knew there was a reason you felt like hell after a day at the corporate office.” You feel like crap because your brain is dying: “Scientists now have evidence that dull, lifeless environments (like a cubicle) cause the brain to stop building new neurons, a form of brain death.” That’s reason enough for anyone to flop in front of Wheel of Fortune after a long day in what Douglas Coupland referred to as “veal-fattening pen” in Generation X (”Small, cramped office workstations built of fabric-covered disassemblable wall partitions and inhabited by junior staff members. Named after the small preslaughter cubicles used by the cattle industry.” Sorry, couldn’t resist – looks like Coupland was onto something.). What can this nugget of science do for you? Paula G. elaborates on ways of boosting your brain power and creativity to get out of productivity slumps: “What I do find fascinating though is how empowering this discovery can be for anyone who has felt their creativity wane, their morale plummet, and their general disposition go in the toilet because of their surroundings.” Paula G. links to research by Elizabeth Gould (who is one of my sheros) in this post. Paula’s overall philosophy about coaching: “Being authentic and living fully are the keys to achieving success on your own terms and living your best life.” […]

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