Standing desks are becoming increasingly popular due to their versatility and ease of use. However, they have many other benefits, too, including stimulating those creative juices. Read on to learn a standing desk can help to promote creativity, inspiration, and innovation.
Improved Blood Flow Leads to Better Concentration and Engagement
When you sit for a long time, your lower extremities lose blood flow, causing you distracting discomfort, and the rest of the body (including the brain) gets limited circulation as well. This has a detrimental effect on your concentration levels, and with poor concentration, you won't be engaged enough to come up with new ideas.
By contrast, with a height adjustable desk, your body will have a much better blood flow. This also means you will neither have to deal with uncomfortable numbness nor will your concentration be hindered by improper blood flow in the brain. You will feel more energized, so fatigue and sleepiness won't stand your way either and you'll be fully immersed in whatever thinking process your work requires.
Being Able to See the Surroundings from a Different Perspective
When you work sitting down at your workspace, you have a limited view of your surroundings so there is a very little chance that you'll see something to inspire you. Whereas, when you work standing up, you can see more of your environment and notice something intriguing that might make you think of a new idea you can implement in your current task/project.
When sitting, your eyes are most likely stuck to your computer, documents, or whatever tools you have in front of you at eye level. By looking at everything from an elevated viewpoint (which you can switch up) you're more likely to have some bolder thoughts to convey than if you're working sitting down.
The reason behind this is simple: the more open area you're exposed to in your surroundings, the more your creative juices will flow. For example, you can look outside y
our window, notice an interesting picture hanging on the wall, or see anything else that enables you to generate better ideas.
Less Back Pain due to Improved Posture
Besides poor blood flow, another distracting factor those sitting down experience is back pain. This symptom is highly prevalent in those who spend long hours sitting at the desk, and who can come up with innovative ideas when they're plagued with debilitating back pain? Using a standing desk improves posture, which automatically reduces back pain caused by prolonged sitting.
Increased Motivation
Switching to a standing desk provides users with a large boost of energy, which can be incredibly motivating. Knowing you can do more will drive you not only to complete all your tasks and goals in time but also to set new ones and strive for those.
Even if you alternate between standing and sitting at your workspace, if you can spend 60 minutes of your work time standing, you'll feel more enthusiastic about your work/task/project.
Boosting Movement for Added Creativity
By simply moving your body a little backward while contemplating something you're working on, you'll spur the creative process in the brain. You might suddenly realize you need to make a crucial change to the work you've done so far or rearrange parts to make a project more innovative and inspiring.
Spurring Collaborative Efforts
When working seated, you're constrained, and even if you're working with a team, you're less likely to share your ideas because you won't even think of doing so. As you rock back and forth at a standing desk, your mind will start firing up, you'll suddenly look at your colleagues, and ask them what they think of your new idea.
If everyone has a standing desk while working on a group project, you'll have more effective brainstorming sessions and inspire each other with your innovative ideas. Everyone can gain a somewhat different insight on how to improve something, making the possibilities of further collaboration more prevalent.
Less Exhaustion
If you're working long hours on complicated projects, you're likely to experience not only physical but also mental fatigue, which is a true creativity killer. When working seated, the only way to catch a break from exhausting work is by getting up and walking around, which can be a waste of time you could've spent working on the task at hand.
When you consider how much time you have to spend on short walks to spruce up your mind, it becomes clear that it doesn't lead to a constructive workday. By switching to a standing desk, you'll be moving more, your body and mind will be less affected by fatigue, and you'll have to waste less time taking breaks and spend more coming up with innovative ideas.
Final Thoughts
Due to the positive impact on boosting blood circulation, standing desks help spur your creativity and help you come up with innovative ideas. Standing desks are particularly great for fostering innovation. As a result, switching to a standing desk from a regular one can result in tremendous changes in your creativity and imagination.
