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NOVEMBER 2022
3 Tips for More Focus at the Office

We can influence our capacity for focus and productivity with various design elements and habits. Thoughtfully incorporating small tweaks into your workspace brings more focus into your environment. Here are our Top 3 Tips for increasing focus!
Ergonomic Seating
Without high-quality ergonomic seating as well as appropriate seating in the right spaces, focus and productivity cannot reach its optimal level. Poor seating causes muscular tension, health issues, irritability & an overall negative experience at the office. The reason for this, is because for better or for worse, most of our time at the office is spent sitting down. We already know the negative impact that sitting for prolong periods of time has on our minds and bodies, but couple that with a poor quality task chair, and you have a real problem on your hands. Less aches & less pains will lead to less distractions, more focused time and increased productivity!
The Ideal Task Chair for Focus: Focus 2.0

It’s time to focus with the Focus 2.0 by SitOnIt Seating. Focus 2.0 is designed with expanded customization, advanced functionality and a slimmer silhouette for impeccable comfort. This is the chair with top tier ergonomics, sophistication and superior comfort. Interested? Contact Us hello@beworkplace.com
Take that Break! Time and Space Boundaries are Key
Taking breaks pays off big time when it comes to staying focused and productive. We tend to overestimate our capacity to work for many hours straight without taking time to reset. Having separate times & spaces specifically carved out for rest or break, is a great way to increase the mind's capacity to stay focused for longer at the workplace. Cues in our environment build connections and associations in our minds--linking specific activities to specific environmental cues over time. In order to stay focused, the mind needs clear boundaries between work and rest spaces. Having breakrooms is a significant space element when it comes to cultivating more focus, because it helps our brains to build associations between environments and activities.
Keep It Clutter-Free
Clutter is a recipe for lack of focus, irritability and brain fog. There are so many ways the average office can get cluttered. Investing in a good organizational system with smart storage solutions definitely pays off.

Your office may "look" cluttered even when everything seems to be relatively in order, it might be those ...wires! Disorganized, exposed wires create the sense of clutter even in a relatively tidy environment. We've got organizational solutions for this problem. Check out NeatUp by Humanscale below and keep those wires out-of-sight and out-of-mind as much as possible!
Hide Those Wires! NeatUp by Humanscale

Clutter-free means more productivity! A tidy office, without clutter of visual distractions, can have a positive impact on mood and focus of employees. Even if your office is completely spotless, uncovered wires have a tendency to make the cleanest offices look messy! NeatUp by Humanscale is the first cable management solution designed for sit/stand desks that self-adjusts with the desk, while simultaneously providing power directly to the user!
The Future of Downtown San Francisco

The Commonwealth Club's, Future of Downtown San Francisco was a panel discussion featuring leaders of the Downtown San Francisco Partnership's Public Realm Plan. The plan is focused on restoring economic vitality post-pandemic through activating more public spaces, such as renovating alleyways, reinstalling an Arts District, hosting Life Sciences in empty downtown buildings, working with the city to make permitting downtown events easier in order to draw tourism, residents, and businesses to the downtown corridor.

Their conducted survey asked 900 participants: "What would make you return to in-person work downtown?". The responses indicated that more walkable streets that could host outdoor activities and recreational spaces are key incentives.

Being a new San Francisco business ourselves, we appreciate such efforts that increase visibility to our local landscape. We're excited to see how this San Francisco renaissance continues to unfold as we come together to boost downtown activity.
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