Multiple previous studies have reported that viewing natural scenery supports recovery from psychological stress. Viewing flowers is thus predicted to provide a recovery effect similar to that of viewing natural scenery.To stay focused, we need to give our minds a rest periodically even during a workday. It turns out that natural environments and even photos of nature provide a unique kind of rest. They allow you to relax your attention but also keep other parts of your mind engaged, in beneficial ways.
As the authors explain in one key study, they provide “softly fascinating stimulation that captures bottom-up involuntary attention mechanisms.”
