This makes me very curious about implications for working from home. WFH means that you're in the same environment all day 5 of 7 days / week. This sounds really similar to critters in a de-enriched environment. The bathroom is closer, there are fewer to no people to interact with, and the home environment is more familiar and less novel from already being there on one's off time. Does anyone know of any research on this?
GREAT thought! I've long suspected WFH is another one of those Faustian bargains where we place convenience over access to something far more deep and meaningful. I wrote a bit about that, here: https://inspiredhumandevelopment.com/blog/question-digital-nomad
To your question, I'm sure there is research being done on this, but I'm not aware of any. Like you, I'd love to see some data on this.
This makes me very curious about implications for working from home. WFH means that you're in the same environment all day 5 of 7 days / week. This sounds really similar to critters in a de-enriched environment. The bathroom is closer, there are fewer to no people to interact with, and the home environment is more familiar and less novel from already being there on one's off time. Does anyone know of any research on this?
GREAT thought! I've long suspected WFH is another one of those Faustian bargains where we place convenience over access to something far more deep and meaningful. I wrote a bit about that, here: https://inspiredhumandevelopment.com/blog/question-digital-nomad
To your question, I'm sure there is research being done on this, but I'm not aware of any. Like you, I'd love to see some data on this.