Category: Finding Happiness at Work
What the research says about wellbeing at work, and how reliably it contradicts our intuitions about it. Meaning, gratitude, connection and the things people chase that turn out not to help.
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The Wolf Parable – A Parable of Mindset
The Wolf Parable is story about the inner conflicts we face in how we approach others and our personal agency in choosing and shaping how we approach the world. The Wolf Parable The wolf parable is a story that bounces around the internet and which often appears in the world of personal […]
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Flow – Moments of Optimal Experience
Flow is the term used by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi to describe moments of heightened focus and immersion in activities that are both challenging and rewarding. It’s those moments of deep focus, where you’re lost from the world and time flies past as you’re absorbed in what you’re doing. Flow Flow is the […]
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Maximizing Vs. Satisficing – What is good enough?
Is it better to spend the time and effort to maximize the outcome of a situation? Or is it better to spend less time and simply sufficently satisfy your objectives? Maximizing Vs Satisfycing To maximize or satisfice, that is the question. Or at least it is one that people face on a […]
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Happiness Quotes – Some Mind Candy for Reframing Happiness
The way we think about our quest for happiness can affect what we do and the outcomes we achieve. We think these quotes are helpful provocations, potentially helping us re-frame how we think about happiness. Happiness Quotes These are some quotes that we enjoy as provocations with people exploring their path towards […]
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An Autobiography in Five Short Chapters – Portia Nelson’s Poem about Change
“Autobiography in Five Short Chapters” is a poem by Portia Nelson that beautifully captures some of our expereinces of psychological change, growth and realisation. Autobiography in Five Short Chapters I I walk down the street.There is a deep hole in the sidewalkI fall in.I am lost … I am helpless.It isn’t my […]
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Musterbation – The Self-defeating habit of making everything a “Must”
“Musterbation” is a psychological term coined by the late American psychologist and psychotherapist, Albert Ellis. It refers to the tendency to unhelpfully impose absolute and unrealistic demands on oneself and others. Musterbation Musterbation is the name given to the unhelpful tendency that some people have to setting themselves and others perfectionist demands. […]
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BRAVING – A Brené Brown take on Trust
Brené Brown uses the term “BRAVING” as a way to remember her seven building blocks of trust: Boundaries, Reliability, Accountability, Vault, Integrity, Non-judgement and Generosity. BRAVING Brené Brown’s BRAVING model of trust stands for: Boundaries, Reliability, Accountability, Vault, Integrity, Non-judgement and Generosity. Per this model, these are the things we need to […]
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Wheel of Wellbeing – Vitality in the World of Work
By focusing on behaviour changes across a combination of physical, cognitive and emotional and social factors, we can increase the likelihood of creating lasting improvements to our wellbeing and resilience. Wheel of Wellbeing The ‘Wheel of Wellbeing’ is a term and image we use to explain, coach and facilitate conversations in relation […]
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Circle of Influence – Focusing on what you can control or influence
The ‘circle of influence’ is a simple tool to help you visualise and recognise the things in life you have some influence over, and the things that are outside of your influence. You should focus on the former, and try not to waste energy thinking about the latter. Circle of Influence Once […]
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Bullshit Jobs – Soul sucking jobs that add little value
In 2013, the late David Graeber coined the phrase “Bullshit Jobs” to describe jobs that are essentially meaningless and add little to society. Many of these jobs can be well paid, despite being soul-sucking and adding little societal value. Bullshit Jobs David Graeber, who passed away in 2020, published an article titled […]
