Comments on: Happiness for knowledge workers http://positivesharing.com/2007/01/happiness-for-knowledge-workers/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:48:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alexander http://positivesharing.com/2007/01/happiness-for-knowledge-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-38796 Alexander Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:04:14 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/01/happiness-for-knowledge-workers/#comment-38796 Deirdré: I could not agree more - that's exactly how I feel. It's not the task itself that determines how hard it will be, it's how I feel about the task and how happy I feel that day. Becky: That's a great point and I think you're exactly right that us knowledge workers are more prone to unhappiness. Deirdré: I could not agree more – that’s exactly how I feel. It’s not the task itself that determines how hard it will be, it’s how I feel about the task and how happy I feel that day.

Becky: That’s a great point and I think you’re exactly right that us knowledge workers are more prone to unhappiness.

]]> By: Becky http://positivesharing.com/2007/01/happiness-for-knowledge-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-35889 Becky Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:48:24 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/01/happiness-for-knowledge-workers/#comment-35889 Thanks for the interesting angle on the impact of Happiness at Work. As a knowledge worker, it seems like not only does my happiness at work have a greater impact on my ability to work, but the non-material nature of the work makes me more vulnerable to feelings of futility and UNhappiness. So all the ways we know to improve happiness at work become even more important. Thanks for the interesting angle on the impact of Happiness at Work. As a knowledge worker, it seems like not only does my happiness at work have a greater impact on my ability to work, but the non-material nature of the work makes me more vulnerable to feelings of futility and UNhappiness. So all the ways we know to improve happiness at work become even more important.

]]> By: Deirdré Straughan http://positivesharing.com/2007/01/happiness-for-knowledge-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-35866 Deirdré Straughan Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:05:51 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/01/happiness-for-knowledge-workers/#comment-35866 Italians have a useful phrase: "provare sulla propria pelle" - try it out on your own skin (maybe this came from the Italian equivalent of the Avon lady?). I have provato sulla pelle both sides of the coin you describe: being both a happy and an unhappy knowledge worker. When happy, I work 14 extremely productive hours a day, e.g., getting through 400 client emails, creating new web pages, participating (loudly) in meetings, etc. etc. When unhappy... well, there's always something on the Internet to take my mind off my misery - anything but work! Italians have a useful phrase: “provare sulla propria pelle” – try it out on your own skin (maybe this came from the Italian equivalent of the Avon lady?).

I have provato sulla pelle both sides of the coin you describe: being both a happy and an unhappy knowledge worker. When happy, I work 14 extremely productive hours a day, e.g., getting through 400 client emails, creating new web pages, participating (loudly) in meetings, etc. etc. When unhappy… well, there’s always something on the Internet to take my mind off my misery – anything but work!

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