Title: In Choosing a Job, Focus on the Fun - The New York Times
Headings: In Choosing a Job, Focus on the Fun
In Choosing a Job, Focus on the Fun
Content: you can stick to your career goals longer if your work is enjoyable in the moment. Third, bring to mind those present benefits that do exist at your work. Maybe you just have not been paying attention to them. We were able to increase consumption of nutritious food by almost 50 percent by directing people to the good taste instead of the health benefits of vegetables. You can similarly motivate yourself to engage in your work by directing attention to the positive aspects of your tasks. The bottom line is that job satisfaction is too rare, and the lack of it is hurting us emotionally and financially. Getting up in the morning to deal with a difficult client, an unpleasant boss or an unwelcoming colleague wears us out. To feel satisfied at a job, people need to identify the day-to-day, oftentimes simple pleasures. Many years of research have taught us that people feel energized when the means and the ends collide; that is, when the process of doing something becomes the goal of doing it.