How to be happy at work

What does it really mean to be happy at work and are we setting ourselves up to fail if we expect to be happy every day? We spend 90,000 hours of our life at work, so they feel like relevant questions to discuss. This week, Sarah and Helen review the latest insights about ‘happy work’ and share 5 small actions we can all take that can make a big difference to our enjoyment at work.

Resources:

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/dedehenley/2018/04/30/should-we-be-happy-at-work/#175daeb959ea  
• https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/jobs/group-breaks-can-raise-workplace-productivity.html  
• Measuring happiness: https://news.gallup.com/poll/122453/understanding-gallup-uses-cantril-scale.aspx  
• World Happiness Report: https://worldhappiness.report/  and a summary of the report from Harvard: https://hbr.org/2017/03/does-work-make-you-happy-evidence-from-the-world-happiness-report   
• Relationship between happiness and career success: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/08/is-happiness-a-consequence-or-cause-of-career-success  
• The Cult of Compulsory Happiness https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/12/cult-compulsory-happiness-ruining-workplaces-office-fun  
• The Science of Happiness https://www.happier.com/blog/5-scientifically-proven-ways-to-be-happier-at-work/  
•  https://play.acast.com/s/ctrlaltdelete/-188ruthwhippman-what-actually-makesushappy-californiainnovationtour-1-