Sunday 14 February 2021
In the past year, indoor plants have made their biggest comeback to our homes since the 1970s, thanks to their ability to help you feel calm, improve air quality, lower blood pressure and improve productivity. And as we navigate our third national lockdown, there has never been a better time to bring the outside in.
Indeed, in 2014, researchers from the University of Exeter found that plants can increase productivity by
15 per cent (a green office increases employees work engagement by making them more physically, cognitively and emotionally involved in their work). More recent research has found that having plants in the home can also help
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I remember having a great urge to eat Korean fried chicken after I watched
Extreme Job while also knowing that there wasn’t any place for me to go to nab that tasty treat. It’s puzzling: Even though our area has a sizable population of Korean émigrés and their descendants, we haven’t had a place that really serves this dish, despite the vogue that it has enjoyed elsewhere. You’d think someone would have set up a spot, especially since fried-chicken joints are relatively easy to handle compared with other types of restaurants. (In South Korea proper, most such establishments are owned by retirees.)