Infact, ifyou'retryingtobecreative, a littlecluttermightevengiveyou a boost.
Scientistshaveactuallyputthistothetest.
In a studypublishedinthejournalPsychologicalSciencein 2013, researchershypothesizedthatpeopleworkinginneat, orderlyenvironmentswouldthinkmoretraditionally, whilepeopleworkinginmessyspaceswouldthinkmoreoutofthebox.
Sotheysetupanexperimentwith 48 participants.
Theyputpeopleineitheranorderlyormessyenvironmentandgavethem… a ping-pongball.