Wearing a tie to work might be limiting your thinking skills

Maybe it’s time to pack in the formal dress codes and just let people work in clothes they find comfortable.

Think about how much more you could get done without the pain of wearing heels or having to sweat through a suit.

Some evidence to bring up to your boss: According to a new report published in Neuroradiology, wearing a tie might be limiting workers’ creative abilities.

It’s thought that wearing a tie squeezes the neck veins and limits the blood flow, potentially slowing down the brain’s processing and limiting your thinking skills.

Scientists at the University scanned the brains of 30 healthy young men, 15 of whom were instructed to wear comfortable open-collared shirts, and the other 15 who were asked to wear ties in a Windsor knot, tightened to a point of slight discomfort.

They found that the group wearing ties had 7.5% less blood flow to their brain. Whoa. But before you race to HR and tell th