Watching Pet Videos At Work Makes You A Better Employee

If you boss is going to tell you to stop looking at cute pet videos at work, have them read this blog. He or she need to know that it makes you a better employee for watching them.

According to the Washington Post, If your boss is busting your chops for using your computer to catch some adorable animal antics on the Internet, tell him to back off. A recent study reveals that viewing videos and puppy and kitty "cams" on the clock actually makes you better at your job.

In a series of experiments conducted at Hiroshima University in Japan, researchers found that people who looked at pictures of sweet little critters outperformed those who do not. "Cute animals not only make us happier, but also affect our behavior," the researchers write. "This study shows that viewing cut things improves subsequent performances in tasks that require behavioral carefulness, possibly by narrowing the breadth of attention focus."

But make sure those beasts you are gazing at are young'uns the study also revealed that folks who watched babies also outperformed people who looked at photos of adult animals.

[via: Washington Post]