1st principle : Happiness advantage
*happy people tend to make better decisions, are more creative, perform better at tests, happier doctors make better diagnosii that are faster and more accurate
*even something small as a candy can significantly boost happiness and thus performance
*quick jolts of happinness lessens stress and anxiety
* do somthing that makes you happy before doing something important
*activities that can raise happiness:
Meditation
Finding something to look forward to: Imagine a vacation that will soon happen etc.
*Commit conscious acts of kindness
*Infuse posiivity into surroundings:Go out, place picturs of loved ones on sight
*Exercise
*Spen money on experiences.
*Revisit a strength like cooking, type racing
Years of research have shown that a specific and concerted focus on your sctrengths during a difficult task produces the best results
The author encourages employees to rewtie their jb description to waht Tal Ben Shahar calls a "calling description". I have them think about how the same tasks might be written in a way that would entice others to apply for the job. The goal is not to misrepresent the work they do but to highlight the meaning that can be derived from it. Then I ask them to think of their own personal goals in life. How can their current job tasks be connected to this large purpose? Research has found even the smallest tasks can be imbued with greater meaning when they are connected to personal goals and values.The more we can align our daily tasks with our vision, the more likely we are to see work as a calling.
A hotelier menitons, like to tell each employee "Forget about your current job title. What would our customer call your job title if they described it by the impact they have on their lives".
Pygmalion effect - teachers - students - academic superstars - non verbal communication made ordinary students into actual superstars.
Third Principle :The tetris effect:
When we keep on repeating a pattern of thinking for a job or a game(ex. Tetris), we use that pattern on our daily lives and not able to compartmentalize. we see what we look for and we miss the rest. This is the tetris effect
Three things a day : Write three things that were positive for the day, it can be small like a hug from a friend, or big.
This will make you more positive, happier etc.
Journal : Write about a positive experience three times a week. Also same benefits as above
Both the above techniques will lead to all the other positive things written earlier in the book, like recognizing an effort of a coworker/subordinate, and you will see meaning and purpose within your job.
*happy people tend to make better decisions, are more creative, perform better at tests, happier doctors make better diagnosii that are faster and more accurate
*even something small as a candy can significantly boost happiness and thus performance
*quick jolts of happinness lessens stress and anxiety
* do somthing that makes you happy before doing something important
*activities that can raise happiness:
Meditation
Finding something to look forward to: Imagine a vacation that will soon happen etc.
*Commit conscious acts of kindness
*Infuse posiivity into surroundings:Go out, place picturs of loved ones on sight
*Exercise
*Spen money on experiences.
*Revisit a strength like cooking, type racing
Years of research have shown that a specific and concerted focus on your sctrengths during a difficult task produces the best results
The author encourages employees to rewtie their jb description to waht Tal Ben Shahar calls a "calling description". I have them think about how the same tasks might be written in a way that would entice others to apply for the job. The goal is not to misrepresent the work they do but to highlight the meaning that can be derived from it. Then I ask them to think of their own personal goals in life. How can their current job tasks be connected to this large purpose? Research has found even the smallest tasks can be imbued with greater meaning when they are connected to personal goals and values.The more we can align our daily tasks with our vision, the more likely we are to see work as a calling.
A hotelier menitons, like to tell each employee "Forget about your current job title. What would our customer call your job title if they described it by the impact they have on their lives".
Pygmalion effect - teachers - students - academic superstars - non verbal communication made ordinary students into actual superstars.
Third Principle :The tetris effect:
When we keep on repeating a pattern of thinking for a job or a game(ex. Tetris), we use that pattern on our daily lives and not able to compartmentalize. we see what we look for and we miss the rest. This is the tetris effect
Three things a day : Write three things that were positive for the day, it can be small like a hug from a friend, or big.
This will make you more positive, happier etc.
Journal : Write about a positive experience three times a week. Also same benefits as above
Both the above techniques will lead to all the other positive things written earlier in the book, like recognizing an effort of a coworker/subordinate, and you will see meaning and purpose within your job.
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