Remember that time companies would spend a fortune on open-office layouts, only to discover that face-to-face interactions decrease by 70% in open-office plans? Well it seems that workers in open spaces quickly develop psychological fourth walls, conceptual boundaries that protect their public solitude.

<p>Remember that time companies would spend a fortune on open-office layouts, only to discover that face-to-face interactions decrease by 70% in open-office plans? <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90430512/people-hate-open-offices-so-much-that-they-create-fourth-walls-for-privacy">Well it seems</a> that workers in open spaces quickly develop psychological fourth walls, conceptual boundaries that protect their public solitude.</p>

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