Many people no longer need uniforms

Working from home and clothes .. Does "pajamas" affect productivity?

Experts believe that the nature of clothes really matters.

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It makes more sense now than ever to dress in casual clothes when you go to work!

After all, most of us no longer have to go to the workplace, and colleagues no longer see us while we are working from home.

And holding meetings via video conferencing technology can quickly put on a tidy and decent upper piece, without the need to change the comfortable "pajamas"!

But how does this type of behavior affect the way we think about ourselves and our productivity?

Do we really work better when wearing a business shirt or jacket?

Numerous studies answer this question in the affirmative. For example, researchers in the United States have found that people who must remain in a high concentration state find this easier to wear a white lab coat associated with doctors and scientists.

While it is unlikely that you would wear a doctor’s coat while working from home, the nature of clothing really matters. “The work day begins in front of the wardrobe, and the right clothes increase self-esteem and self-confidence, and it makes one work well,” says Petra Lehob. More productive ».

This effect also depends on what you personally associate with certain clothes, "if you used to wear a jacket to go to work, for example," according to Caroline Pfau, a member of the German Association for Vocational Training.

And she adds, "Therefore, I became associated with work with this type of clothing throughout those years," and this could become part of an inherent behavior that results in higher productivity.

For his part, psychotherapist Andreas Pichler explains: "If you wear clothes rationally to work from home, this will put you in a different state of mind, although there are people who can manage this while they are wearing pajamas."

And trainer, Caroline Pfau, believes that people who think that others perceive them as more efficient when wearing stylish clothes will feel more comfortable wearing these types of clothes.

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