Harness Happiness as an Input to Productivity
Thriving in your life is more than just getting things done if the things getting done aren’t your best work.
Charlie Gilkey • Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done
I see happiness as a byproduct, not something you pursue directly. I don’t think you can pursue happiness.
David C. Baker • The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth
HAPPINESS IS YOUR STARTING POINT “Happiness is your starting point, and you’ve expanded the center by achieving the goal. So, it’s a constant outward expansion of happiness.”
Dan Sullivan • The Gap and the Gain
Happy people are better workers. Those who are engaged with their jobs and colleagues work harder—and smarter.
Daniel Gilbert • Happiness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
The most successful people in the world know that work is about helping and creating value for other people. As Newport states, “If you want to love what you do, abandon the passion mindset (‘what can the world offer me?’) and instead adopt the craftsman mindset (‘what can I offer the world?’).”
Benjamin Hardy • Personality Isn't Permanent
People who do great work are not necessarily happier than everyone else, but they're happier than they'd be if they didn't. In fact, if you're smart and ambitious, it's dangerous
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to be productive. People who are smart and ambitious but don't achieve much tend to become bitter.
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to be productive. People who are smart and ambitious but don't achieve much tend to become bitter.