All participants could see the colour chosen by some of the other people, but certain participants had an extra advantage: the ability to see more of the participants' chosen colours than others.
"Most of the participants are people who are just walking by or are on the island for other reasons, or they just kind of happen to be there, "Alexandra Chasin, a artistic director, tells Smithsonian.
The completed tower includes several indoor garden/atrium spaces that enhance the workplace environment with natural elements of wood, bamboo and other native plants.
After following 1,500 people for 10 years, researchers discovered that people with a large network of friends outlived their counterparts by 22 percent.
In other situations, it could be asking others to help with a challenging project, seeking forgiveness from someone you've wronged, or distracting yourself from brooding over the bad things in life.