Can Scents Affect Productivity in the Workplace?
While it’s been long thought that colors can affect our mood and productivity, what about scents? Can filling a room with a specific scent help you focus or work more productively? I can understand that some of you might be skeptical. I was at first too, but office aromatherapy has been effective at helping me get through the work day for years. I’ve always been a fan of aromatherapy, surrounding myself with candles, incense, and scented oils. I work at home, so I can alter the scents around me at any time without worrying about upsetting other employees. I knew two scents in particular had an effect on me–pine and pumpkin. I tended to be more alert when I burned pine candles (they would help me get through afternoon lulls for instance). Pumpkin was a scent that relaxed me, so I often burned those candles in the evening. There was Something to This Scent Thing I didn’t really think much about it. I just burned certain candles when I felt certain ways. But one day I came across a news a
