If you're stressed out at your job, a new study found keeping a PLANT on your desk really can help.
Researchers in Japan had about 60 people take small, three-minute breaks at their desk whenever they felt stressed.
First, none of them had plants. Then each person got one small plant to put next to their computer screen where they could see it. Once the plants were there, the short breaks helped even more. Their heart rates were lower, and they scored better on anxiety tests!
Apparently just seeing the plant over and over all day made a difference, but watering it and having something to care for also played a part.
What about people like me who couldn't keep a plant alive if you held a gun to my head? The stress of knowing this thing is about to shuffle off its mortal coil at any moment is worse than the stress of the job! Maybe a silk plant?