Work
By The Anand Market
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While there are a lot of efforts and writings about being happy at work, many studies have shown that employees are.
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According to Gallup statistics, 85% of employees aren’t engaged, few know how to attain happiness.
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However, the average person spends 90,000 hours at work in his lifetime, so it is important how to feel a bit better, even if you can't attain happiness.
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According to Harvard Business Review, the magazine wing of Harvard University, there's a catch to being satisfied at work.
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If you set happiness as your primary goal at work, you may end up feeling sad. "This is because happiness (like all emotions) is a fleeting state, not a permanent one," the magazine said.
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As per the magazine, an alternative to being happy is to set meaning as your vocational goal. Making your work meaningful boosts productivity, engagement, and performance.
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Many studies over the years have shown that increased sense of meaningfulness at work had given way to increased job satisfaction.
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Happiness and meaning may sound similar, but are subtly different. For example, while happiness focuses on the present, meaning takes into consideration the past, present and future.
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