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Pull out the red carpet when proofreading
Thread poster: Heinrich Pesch
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May 2, 2012

http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/2009/mr-09-018.html

"Red boosted performance on detail-oriented tasks such as memory retrieval and proofreading by as much as 31 per cent compared to blue."

But (according to other research), the color red makes time flow slower, so working in a red environment makes the day appear longer.
 


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