Kaleidoscope workplace

Have you ever been asked what is your favorite color? or what color makes you feel good? Which one do you relate the most?

I could say all of us have been asked this question at least once in our lifetime and since a young age we have chosen our favorite colors, we fill our worlds surrounded by them or our eyes capture them quickly.

Different sciences describe colors as an important factor in our lives if you think about it from a psychological perspective it mentions being around colors can affect your emotions in a positive or negative way such as:

RED: can make you feel anxious, it is also considered as an energy color.

GREEN: can make you feel peaceful, serene, harmony it's the healing color.

BLUE: can indicate loyalty, confidence mostly blue is recommended when you are headed to an interview, it also reduces apetite.

BLACK: is associated with power, authority, formality. If you can recall high executives are always wearing black suits, bold colors.

YELLOW: It means happiness and optimism; It is the?color?of high energy, enthusiasm, hope, fun, and cheerfulness. Biggest example famous food chain MC Donald's markets with this color and it has been a great success story. But there are also findings it makes babies feel anxious.

WHITE: an inherently positive color, is associated with purity, innocence, light, goodness, heaven, safety, brilliance, illumination, understanding, cleanliness, faith, beginnings, sterility, spirituality, possibility, humility, sincerity, protection, softness, and perfection

ORANGE: This color is linked to royalty and spirituality. Other studies have associated the color with feelings of playfulness and vibrancy, the color orange is attention getting, it's happy, energetic, positivity.

PURPLE: This color has long been associated with wealth and royalty, as purple dye was precious and expensive. Creativity and irreverence, also represents harmony and balance.

Chose the colors you want to be surrounded with, chose how you want to drive your emotions, fill your world with the colors that make you feel great.

Decorate your own space if this is something you can do at your organization, promote your own motivation, make yourself feel like home, at the end we actually spend most of our lifetime at work. This will boost your energy, make you more productive, inspire you and generate a sense of belonging towards what you do and your values.

Patricia Fernandez

I am sharing this video, : The language of color - effects on our experience and behaviour | Axel Buether | TEDxKielUniversity - YouTube

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