Sometimes it's not enough to just take a day off of work or get out of the city; we need to immerse ourselves in nature to access our full potential for creative thought, focus, and productivity. History's greatest minds knew it and recent research confirms it. So clear your calendar, switch off your phone, and get out there. Need camping gear or someone to find a free campsite for this weekend? TaskRabbit can help! http://www.taskrabbit.com

1. Back to nature:
Boost creativity and productivity by getting outside.

3. “Nature

4. restores mental
functioning in the same way that
food and water restore bodies.”
“Nature

5. restores mental
functioning in the same way that
food and water restore bodies.”
“Nature
Adam Alter, Assistant Professor of
Marketing and Psychology at NYU

7. Dr. Marc Berman and fellow University
of Michigan researchers found that:

8. A!er subjects paused for a walk through an
arboretum, performance on memory and
attention tests improved by

9. A!er subjects paused for a walk through an
arboretum, performance on memory and
attention tests improved by
20%.

10. When the same subjects were sent on a break
to stroll down a busy street in town,

11. When the same subjects were sent on a break
to stroll down a busy street in town,
no cognitive boost
was detected.

13. “I go to nature to be soothed and healed,

14. “I go to nature to be soothed and healed,
and to have my senses put in order.”

15. “I go to nature to be soothed and healed,
and to have my senses put in order.”
John Burroughs,
Naturalist and Essayist

17. A study in Holland showed that out of those
living in areas with only 10% “green” space,

18. A study in Holland showed that out of those
living in areas with only 10% “green” space,
of those people
experienced anxiety disorders.
2.6%

19. In areas with 90% “green” space,

20. In areas with 90% “green” space,
of subjects
experienced anxiety disorders.
only 1.8%

22. "O!en when we feel depleted we reach for a cup of coffee,

23. "O!en when we feel depleted we reach for a cup of coffee,
but research suggests a better way to get energized is to

24. "O!en when we feel depleted we reach for a cup of coffee,
but research suggests a better way to get energized is to
connect with nature."

25. "O!en when we feel depleted we reach for a cup of coffee,
but research suggests a better way to get energized is to
connect with nature."
Richard Ryan, Author and Professor of
Psychology at the University of Rochester

27. The University of Kansas found that a!er only three
days immersed in nature, subjects displayed a

28. in creativity.
50%increase
The University of Kansas found that a!er only three
days immersed in nature, subjects displayed a

30. “Look deep into nature,

31. “Look deep into nature,
and then you will understand
everything better.”

32. “Look deep into nature,
and then you will understand
everything better.”
Albert Einstein,
Theoretical Physicist