Perhaps you’re thinking: “Okay, but accessing a secluded park in the middle of the day isn’t so easy.” Worry not—simply looking at pictures of nature can help. In a second experiment, Berman had students go through the same process just described, only this time, rather than go outside, they were instructed to view pictures (for just 6 minutes) of either natural or urban areas. The result was the same: The students who viewed pictures of nature significantly outperformed their urban-viewing counterparts.
