Quiet

Quiet time is good for us. We all have unique needs and preferences, but we all need it on some level. Is your home or work space set up in a way that allows you to access some down time when you need it?

A 2017 Harvard Business Review article, The Busier You Are, The More Quiet Time You Need, reports “taking time for silence restores the nervous system, helps sustain energy, and conditions our minds to be more adaptive and responsive to [] complex environments...”

Quiet time allows our brains to process information and emotions, rather than staying on autopilot. We can concentrate better in a quiet environment, memory and clarity improve and stress is lowered.

We can help instill healthy rhythms of expansion and inner reflection, of play and rest, of work and restoration (etc.) in our young children too, when we better understand them (and embody them) ourselves.

And of course, this balance deeply informs interior design work at Studio CO. When setting up zones or rooms that support quiet time, while simultaneously recognizing differing (sometimes competing) preferences of other family members (or co-workers, roommates, etc), carefully considering your needs and how they can best be met is essential foundational work.