Two studies reveal that the brightness or dimness of a room could affect productivity and creativity. The studies revealed dim lighting can stimulate creativity, while a room brightly lit by daylight is conducive to productivity. These studies highlight the importance of light management in an enclosed space, such as a workspace or home office.

1. Research Illuminates the
Importance of Lighting to
Inducing Creativity and
Productivity
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2. Two studies reveal that the brightness or dimness of a room could affect productivity and creativity.
The studies revealed dim lighting can stimulate creativity, while a room brightly lit by daylight is
conducive to productivity. These studies highlight the importance of light management in an
enclosed space, such as a workspace or home office.
Bright Lights, Better Business
In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, researchers investigated the effect of
exposure to daylight on office workers. They compared the well-being and sleeping patterns of
employees working in windowless rooms with those of workers with significantly more natural light.
The results showed that those who worked in rooms with natural lighting had better vitality and
sleep quality than those who did not. Poor health and problematic sleep patterns can negatively
impact productivity, and the study concludes that more natural light in a workspace can help avoid
these problems.

3. Dim Light, Bright Ideas
Another study, published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, found that working in an area
with subdued lighting, or dim lighting, can evoke more creative ideas. The researchers uncovered
that being and working inside a dark or dimly lit room elicits a sense of freedom from constraint. The
psychological effect makes people more adventurous and can make them consider riskier ideas. This
perception of being free from restraint can lead to more creative processing styles.
Other factors, such as the ambience of the room, the light settings, and the nature of tasks involved
affect stimulated creativity.
These studies show that the ability to control the level of brightness in a room can affect the work
habits of the people in it. Homeowners and office managers can manage the level of lighting in
workspaces by utilizing modern window treatments, such as motorized shades. Other methods of
light control can also be explored to replicate the increase in productivity and creativity these
studies reported.

4. RESOURCES:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4031400/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494413000261#
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