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Q: A recent study says that posters with this can reduce work stress by 24 percent and anger by 21 percent?

A: abstract art and shapes

Posters of abstract art with organic shapes can reduce work stress by 24 percent and anger by 21 percent, according to a study in Environment and Behavior. Look for pieces by Gregg Robinson, Paul Jenkins, and Joan Miro. Their works are “more playful and curvilinear than geometric formations,” says Byoung-Suk Kweon, Ph.D., the study’s lead author.

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