Work does not have to be a drag. You can experience great satisfaction and fulfillment when you find joy in work. Everyone’s definition of joy is different. Some might say joy is being in a job they ...
DEAR ANNIE: It saddens me to see so many people who don’t enjoy their jobs. I was fortunate; I spent 42 years as a teacher, and while my first year in a middle school was the toughest, the rest of my ...
A conversation with HBS professor Leslie Perlow on why small doses of joy can make you a better leader and lead you to a more satisfying life. It might seem that high-achievers with important jobs don ...
or we can find worth hiding in the work itself. The algebra student who discovers patterns, the piano student who finds rhythm, the office worker who brings craft to spreadsheets: all have learned the ...
Work will always demand effort; week two taught us to find joy within it. Rest remains essential; week three confirmed that. Yet beneath both lies this truth: we become what we repeatedly do. Choose ...
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CEO/Founder of The Happiness Research Institute, Meik Wiking reveals the main factors that build happiness at work—purpose, trust, relationships, balance, and more—to show how we can reduce stress, ...
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Finding the Joy

How often do you hear people’s well-meaning advice to “just do what makes you happy”? Or do they say, “Do what makes you ...
Why are some people happier than others? And how can we improve our quality of life? Those are the two main questions I have been trying to answer for more than a decade. I run the Happiness Research ...