Tips for Happiness at Work

How happy you are at work depends largely how much you actually like your job. But even those who love what they do have a bad day once in a while. There are some simple things you can do to make each and every day a little brighter and more productive:

1. Get a good desk chair and sit up straight – A comfortable place to sit can make a huge difference to your day and sitting up straight is an instant energizer and motivator.
2. Get a headset – Yes, you may feel silly at first, especially if everyone else around you still cradles the receiver against one shoulder  but within a few days you will wonder how you ever lived without it.
3. Tackle the difficult stuff first – If you have a difficult phone call to make or a tricky task to tackle get it out of the way when your day is beginning – procrastination will only make things worse.
4. Be honest about your time management – Do you constantly feel overwhelmed but you aren’t getting that much done? Examine where your time and energy is really going. How much time do you spend surfing the Web, looking for something you have lost or doing tasks that are really someone else’s job?
5. Tidy Up – Set aside a few minutes at least one a week to tidy up and sort through all that clutter on your desk. When you are finished the sense of accomplishment is wonderful.
6. Don’t Keep Treats Around – A candy dish on your desk is not a good idea. A handful of M&Ms a day could add up to an annual 10 pound weight gain, which does not make anybody happy.
7. Don’t Skip Lunch – On the other hand starving yourself and working through lunch doesn’t help either. By the afternoon your sugar levels will have dipped and concentrating will be a difficult task.

8.Get out of the Office – Try to spend at least 30 minutes a day out of the office, and if possible schedule a lunch date with a non co worker at least once a week to get a break from office gossip.

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