We're currently writing a book about happiness at work that will:
* Describe why happiness at work is important to both companies and employees
* Show concrete methods that are proven to work
* Attempt to energize the reader to work towards being happy at work
The writing is going beautifully. I'm finding … Continue Reading ››
Want happiness at work? Control your own time!
Giving employees something to smile about at the office may be as simple as offering them more control over their time, its recent survey suggests. One-third (33 percent) of workers polled said greater schedule flexibility would result in increased job satisfaction.
From an article in the Sillicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
From an article in the Sillicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
Workday simulator
Most read posts in September
These were the ten most read posts in September:
* Autumn Poem
* Selling fish in Seattle - and having fun
* Book review: Man's search for meaning
* Possibly the best music video ever
* Book review: The fifth discipline
* Psychological test
* Book review: Cryptonomicon
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* Autumn Poem
* Selling fish in Seattle - and having fun
* Book review: Man's search for meaning
* Possibly the best music video ever
* Book review: The fifth discipline
* Psychological test
* Book review: Cryptonomicon
Continue Reading ››
Standup magic
Last night was "culture night" in Copenhagen, meaning all the shops and museums were open 'till late and there was lots of music, events, sports and other fun stuff going on.
Patricia and I went to see a film consultant talk about "What are movies" illustrated by some of his favourite scenes, including:
* … Continue Reading ››
Patricia and I went to see a film consultant talk about "What are movies" illustrated by some of his favourite scenes, including:
* … Continue Reading ››
Being excluded hurts – literally
An article on CNN, reports on a UCLA study that shows that when people feel rejected or let out, this activates the same center in the brains as physical pain.
"The ACC is the same part of the brain that has been found to be associated with the unpleasantness of physical pain, the part … Continue Reading ››
"The ACC is the same part of the brain that has been found to be associated with the unpleasantness of physical pain, the part … Continue Reading ››
Interesting weblog
I notice that Bigger Picture's weblog now has contributions from both Liselotte Strøyberg and Finn Kollerup in addition to Ole's. That's certainly worth reading (in danish). You might start with Finn's defense of "annoyingly creative" people. Well stated!
Physical activity increases office productivity
Pirates of the Caribbean
I'll be the first to admit, that when I heard a while ago that Disney were planning to make a movie based on one of their Disney World rides, my first thought was "MAN, that's going to suck." I would like to announce that I was way wrong: Pirates of the Carribbean: The curse … Continue Reading ››
Bionic office
Does the way your office look affect the way you feel at work? Of course it does, and Joel Spolsky knows this and has gone all the way in designing an office that is beautiful and functional.