Relationships are what matters and studies show that having strong relationships makes you happier — even if you’re an introvert. You can have all the stuff in the world. Your relationships are what are substantive. Take the time to work on them. One of the top five regrets of the dying is not spending enough time with family and friends.
I’ve often thought I could get through stressful periods by focusing all of my energy on getting stuff done or researching answers to problems. Sometimes, the best thing I could do, was pick up the phone and call someone who would make me laugh.
A study published in Psychological Science found that not only are relationships important to happiness but having more substantive conversations rather than idle chit chat played a role in increased happiness.
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Let’s face it — there will always be too much work to do. Whether or not you answer those 50 emails won’t really matter down the line. Don’t look at going to your outings shirking work responsibilities. Look at not going as shirking what’s important.
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Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.
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Is your workspace messy or organized?
Two new studies show there may be advantages to both. In one
study, participants were told to fill out a decoy survey in either a messy or organized office.
After 10 minutes, they were offered a choice of an apple or a candy bar.
Those who spent their time in the tidy office were more than twice as likely to make the healthy choice of the apple.
But in a second study, participants who spent time in a messy room came up with significantly more creative solutions to a problem than those who spent time in an organized room.
What do you think?
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