We got these ‘Tips to a Better Life’ in from one commentator to our blog and it is very positive free advice (no trips to the therapist required) and if you read them you will say – yes the simple things in life are free. Remember we are all born to die, we just don’t know when, so enjoy life’s journey it’s a one way trip !

Money won’t buy you happiness, just look at so many rich people with miserable faces !

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John

I know that I try to go through life doing as little harm possible, while putting out as many good vibes as I can. I firmly believe in both the golden rule and kharma and work to spread the message of goodness to all I know.

This obviously can be a challenging philosophy in the work place, and I admit I do have to really turn the other cheek and put on a smile even when I really feel like being angry, mean or rude. Happiness begets happiness after all.

I look forward to reading your book.

As a coach, I focus on the goal of increased happiness and creativity as tools for self leadership.

Great to know you. Keep up with the great findings.

Iyabo

Fascinating research, and certainly very encouraging. Could you, however, clarify the definition of happiness used for the study? I think that would make the findings even more relevant for me, and – given some of the other comments – perhaps for others too.

There seems to be an assumption that sadness is the opposite of happiness, and – IN A WORK ENVIRONMENT – I am not sure just how valid that is. For starters I think dissatisfaction might be just as valid, and that is what leads to low morale that Maria refers to. In my own work experience I have seen people giving vent to their frustrations, and that leads to other doing the same, and before you know it, everyone is describin their woes in the same manner as people do describing their health problems. This is a very contagious and destructive force, and is perhaps evidenced in research that shows low levels of employee engagement..

I am therefore looking for more postives from your research because I suspect that happiness is not quite so contagious in a work environment because a work environment is often more competitive – and frequently as a direct consequence of deliberate strategy. So whereas good experiences do encourage happiness and that is conatgaious in SOCIAL situations, where there is competition or even conflict it is more likely to increase a sense of envy and the good happening to others and not to us, and so it makes us more dissatisfied and hence less happy.

I don’t know; just my thoughts, but I would love to know what others think, and whether they agree that the definition is imprtant! It is no way affects my conviction that we need to do more to stimulate greater happiness in the workplace. The broader understanding may contribute, by helping remove the barriers!

Bay

P.S.
I think there is some text missing on the third paragraph on your article :o)