![]() That’s good in theory, but may be difficult at many workplaces I can easily think of. No more anger, self-doubt or simultaneous projects you want “one-point attention” and “loving-kindness” instead, which she says is achieved through meditation at work. Meditation and a Zen-like attitude are at the heart of author Salzberg’s teachings here. Let’s put this right out there: “Real Happiness for Work” is very New Agey. It “leads to acceptance,” and “the end of conflict” and day-to-day struggles for the illusion of control. ![]() Meaning allows understanding for how you experience work: Is it a job, a career or a calling? Your answer will help you find pleasure in your work.įinally, open awareness lets you accept your job as it is, without “feeling a need” to change it. Resilience lets you bounce back “without rumination or regret.” Communication and connection promote “skillful self-expression.” Integrity keeps you on a path you can live with. Utilize compassion for you, and you’ll overcome self-doubt and self-blame. One of the keys to balance is keeping personal life and work life separate.Ĭoncentration allows us to focus on individual tasks, which “frees our mind of distraction and actually makes us more productive.” Humans, remember, are not well-wired for multitasking.Ĭompassion allows you to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and eliminates judgment for others as well as for yourself. Without the first pillar, balance, Salzberg says that it’s “hard to do a good job or enjoy our work.” Balance can be achieved through meditation, mindfulness and allowing for “mental space,” even when you’re in a crowded room. Salzberg says that there are Eight Pillars of Happiness in the Workplace you should shoot for: balance, concentration, compassion, resilience, communication and connection, integrity, meaning and open awareness. So how can you ensure that your experiences in that place are good ones? That can be recipe for drama and stress for sure, it’s representative of the place where most full-time-working adults spend the majority of their waking hours. Give them tasks, salaries commensurate on experience, ability to voice their opinions and tell them to work together. Put a bunch of different-thinkers in a building. ![]() And you might actually achieve that if you read “Real Happiness at Work” by Sharon Salzberg. You didn’t accept work because it makes you happy… but it would be nice if it did. You took the position because it was in your field and it offered opportunities. You founded a corporation because you saw a need and it could be lucrative. You accepted the job to feed your family, pay bills or save for retirement. ![]()
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