Create Good Air

Ability to create good air, specifically optimal air quality (and temperature) where you work can play a big role in your mental alertness, and ability to make money your way.

In The Biology of Success, Bob Arnot explains that “Air temperature is the most critical element in thermal balance. In the United States, the optimum temperature for mental work is 70 degrees Fahrenheit.”

“Some experts,” he says, “believe that intellectual thought is greatly hampered when the temperature is much more than 70 degrees F. Mental performance . . . can be reduced by 30% at temperatures not even warm enough to cause sweating. The best solution is to regulate individually your own optimal work temperature.” Another factor is indoor air quality. “Indoor air quality is measured by the amount of carbon monoxide in the air. The more fresh air there is, the lower the level of carbon monoxide.”

More comments about air quality and suggestions for improving your air quality can be obtained in Dr. Arnot’s book.

Several excellent air filtration systems, and other tools to help you create good air where you work and live, can be found at gaiam.com, under the section on air quality.

In addition to the basics of a good work environment -- through efforts to create good air and the other ingredients (of space, light, and sound), it pays major dividends to . . .