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In April, the Psychonomic Bulletin and Review published a study which found that sitting next to someone who is concentrating on a task can positively influence a person's own concentration. Think of your cubicle-mate or the buddy from your writing group who joins you for coffee and work sessions.
The caveat is that it's still unclear whether or not a person's performance benefits from the interaction. In other words, your budding novel may not be any better because you're writing it across from someone glued to their laptop; you will just be able to focus more on it. That's not nothing, though.
"These results provide a first compelling demonstration that the exertion of effort is contagious," the Belgian research team said.
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