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1. The mere presence of other people can boost your performance.

One the earliest findings in social psychology was the "social facilitation" effect - the way the mere presence of other people engaged in the same task as us can boost our motivation. In 1920, social psychologist Floyd Allport showed that a group of people working individually at the same table performed better on a whole range of tasks even though they weren't cooperating or competing. Allport's research illustrates how the energy of other people can act as a substitute team even if we're working solo (this is why many creatives enjoy working at their local café surrounded by industrious strangers).

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