‘Tis the Season for Cosy

The space in this photograph is a fine place to spend some time. Nothing says “cosy winter afternoon” faster than a fireplace fire. Staring into those flames is, what’s known in the psych biz, as “cognitively restorative.” Cognitive restoration is a fancy way of saying that looking at that fire helps us restock our levels of mental energy after we’ve depleted them doing something that saps our brain’s reserves, such as concentrating on solving a problem—which explains why after a…

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