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ast year I reported on how pollution and bad air in offices correlates with lower performance and productivity. Something business should take note of.
A study out of the University of Tsukuba has looked into decision-making under physical fatigue. Now this may seem to be off on a tangent and not related to the business world but they were specifically trying to look at what specifically clouds judgement under fatigue.
We know that when under fatigue, during or after strenuous activity, that so-called executive function decreases. Executive function is the ability to control impulses and control cognitive processes. One test of this is the Stroop test. The Stroop test flashes coloured words such as “red” but the text is either in the same colour or a different colour. If the text meaning matches the colour it is written in you click yes. If it doesn’t you click no.
This is tricky at the best of times and is often used as an executive function test in its own right.
When doing strenuous exercise, performance on this drops, often dramatically. The question now is, is it, because of attentional issues…
