Water Cooler Culture In Offices

Now, more future thinking offices have begun to embrace a new kind of corporate thinking as a way to spark creative discussions and foster camaraderie and strong personal and professional relationships among employees. This is most helpful in a company that values employees’ creativity and thinking out of the box solutions.

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Here are some benefits of promoting this culture:

1. Creative, free flowing discussions: most of the time, you can’t just will creative ideas out of nothing. Sometimes, creative ideas are born out of deadlines; sometimes, they’re born during quiet, spontaneous moments when the mind is at rest and not pressured to think of something specific. When brainstorming in meetings, not all employees are adept enough to think of good ideas when they are seen by all their colleagues at one place. Sometimes that magical connection that sparks ideas happens outside, in a more relaxed environment.

These employees may opt to continue boardroom meetings during lunch or over coffee, or by having conversations near that proverbial water cooler. By taking away a stressful environment and providing a new atmosphere for casual conversations, these may actually spark the kind of new, innovative thinking important to any corporation.

2. Stronger personal connections between employees. The best way to improve employees’ happiness is to make sure they’re in contact with human beings they actually like. They should not just view work as simply work and the other people in it as simply office colleagues. They can be friends, and it won’t be that hard to do in a company that promotes innovative thinking and smart ideas. Encourage employees to use their lunch or coffee breaks to get to know each other better, to help each other in projects. This will not only boost employees’ happiness, they can also boost productivity and morale as well.

Having a water cooler culture in offices need not necessarily be a bad thing. Managers must know how to strike the right balance between promoting good conversations and relationships among workers while at the same time promoting productivity. Happy employees are productive employees, and any company that can manage that is bound for success and prosperity in the long run.

Water is one of the most essential things a person will ever need. One can’t even survive for a few days without it. It keeps a human being’s body functioning healthily. Aside from its immediate need to nourish the human body, people also often find an immediate need for water in the recreational world. There are many ways water can be used for recreation, and two such general examples are sports and play.

There are many recreational water sports, such as swimming, water polo, diving, snorkelling, boating, and surfing. In terms of play, people can have water fights. Another example of recreation using water is underwater photography.

Swimming is probably the most popular water sport, and not much is needed for it aside from basically a swimsuit and a body of water to swim in, whether it is a pool, beach, or lake. One can learn many strokes like the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Not only does this recreational water activity keep one physically fit, being a swimmer also gives a person good survival skills.  Additionally, a variant of swimming is synchronized swimming, which is like dancing, but in the water. Here a person finds a sense of grace.

Diving involves jumping off platforms or springy boards and into the water. It can also involve the performance of acrobatic acts or some gymnastics. Water polo is a team sport, and is similar to soccer, but is of course played in the pool or some other body of water. There is a goal that the ball must be thrown into, and there are six players and one goalkeeper on each team. In boating utilization of a boat is required to travel along the water and in surfing people use a surfboard to ride the waves, and may also involve riding it even without a board. Snorkelling equips tools called fins, diving masks, and a snorkel to swim underwater (usually for long periods of time). In snorkelling, one may enjoy and observe underwater life to his or her heart’s content.

However, a person does not need to be near a body of water all the time to enjoy water-based recreational activities. One may have a water fight in his or her own home with water balloons and water guns. A person just has to fill this equipment up with water and drench one’s friends as much as one likes! People will find this kind of play suitable on scorching hot days. Furthermore, one is not limited to just water guns and water balloons. A person can be creative and use cups, hoses, buckets and anything else that he or she can think of to have fun with water!

In line with this, another fun activity is underwater photography. Since the life that can be found under the surface of the ocean is so fascinating, many people have taken to capturing it in photographs and videos for the entire world to see. Many photographers also take to capturing their models under the water, as the effect the water produces is absolutely breathtaking.

In conclusion, there are still many more ways that water can be used for recreation.  Not only do people enjoy recreational activities, they also find that their strength, speed, and endurance improve greatly because of such sports and play. More exciting sports include wakeboarding, fishing, kayaking and kite surfing. One will find the water not only an essential physical need but also a fun friend and not a foe. Above, on, or below the surface, a person can be as resourceful and creative as one wants with water to have the utmost recreational satisfaction with it.

How We Use Water in Everyday Life

Most people take water for granted. However, water is the life supporting fluid our bodies cannot live without!

Without water in our lives, nothing would exist which is why we should value this essential liquid. Every day, water plays a critical role in our lives, yet for the most part, we do not notice it. Water has a great impact to our day-to-day existence.

The Hydrating Functions of Water

All life forms here on earth all have water in their bodies. For plants, animals, and humans, water plays a crucial role in survival. Man can live without food for weeks, but can immediately experience bodily difficulties when dehydrated.

The smallest units in our system—cells, contain water which is the essential “life force” which drives our bodily functions. Cells need water to reproduce and carry out their tasks. Like digestion, turning food into essential energy, and getting rid of harmful toxins and body wastes. Without water, the body will suffers and we can experience discomforts such as:

•     Headaches
•     Dry hair and skin
•     Indigestion or painful bowel movements
•     Muscle aches
•     Decreased metabolism
•     Lethargy

These are just a number of health problems which result from lack of proper water intake. Without enough water in your system every day, it is likely that your health will be poor. What’s more, your plants and dearest pets need water to live healthily as well, so don’t forget to tend to their needs too!

Water and its Cleansing Functions

Water also plays a vital role in hygiene and other cleansing purposes. There are a great many cleaning products available in the market for cleaning clothes, cars, floors, surfaces – most of which rely on water for their application. Cleaning products like soaps and detergents are also activated by water. These cleaning products can be used not only for cleaning our bodies but other items and our surroundings as well. Imagine ketchup stains on your carpet, mud on the floor, or insect splats on your windows or car windscreen; all of these can be cleaned with the help of water!

However, when it comes to our internal function, human bodies rely purely on water.

Water cleans our body at the deepest levels you could imagine. Proper water intake helps detoxify the body and assists with normal bowel movements. Sweating and healthy eyes won’t be possible without the presence of water as well.

It is essential for hygiene where it is needed for the following hygienic purposes:

•     Taking baths
•     Brushing your teeth
•     Washing after every trip to the comfort room
•     Washing your hands and preventing various diseases from spreading
•     Doing the laundry to wear clean clothes

Therapeutic Roles that Water Plays

You may not have noticed it before, but water also has a therapeutic effect. Drinking water helps cool you off. Sometimes, a glass of water can lift your mood and help you think clearer too!

Water sounds can also help in setting a relaxing aura which helps rejuvenate individuals. The crashing of waves on the shore or the trickling sounds of a water fountain can calm your nerves after a tiring day. The Japanese suikinkutsu is like a water bell which can be placed in your garden and help create a relaxing vibe as well.

Simply looking at your pet fish inside their aquarium can also help you unwind!

This also brings to mind another function of water for humans to sight; swimming. Today, not only does swimming provide leisure but there are also health-related activities to swimming such as aquatic massages with instructors, or water relaxation spas. These establishments make use of specially designed spouts and fountains which hit the body with pressured water.

Every day, water is something that we need to carry out various tasks. Without water, there are a great many health and non-health-related difficulties which would possibly bring troublesome situations into our lives.

So the next time you have a cup of tea or coffee, why not take a moment to reflect on the benefits this natural resource brings into your life – especially water coolers in your offices.

Just simply appreciate your water and all that it is doing for you!

And use your water supply as often as you can!