Creativity and the Natural Outdoors
Creative people are often thought of as people who stay inside for long stretches of time, sitting in the dark staring at a computer screen or working in a dim workshop for hours at a time. While much of the creative process can be done indoors, there is mounting evidence that going outside in natural places may offer a real boost to the creative process rather than serve as merely a vacation or distraction. Shibata and Suziki found that even adding a single plant to your indoor working space can boost creative task performance.
Here are a few things to consider if most of your creating is done indoors.