Category: Happiness Happiness is not a goal. It’s an ongoing journey to be savored along the way day by day.
This is the workplace of your dreams …
I recently came across a poll conducted by Corporate Rebels. They asked what are you looking for most in your (new) dream job? About 300 folks answered: 10.8% (Higher Salary & Status)16.9% (Collaboration & Social interaction)44.3% (Freedom, Trust & Flexibility)28.0%…
12 Reasons why Money isn’t a great Motivator for your work
Earning the money we need to live is presumably the main reason we work at all. But does money motivate us to continuously perform our best work? Let’s take a peek at what science and research have to say about…
‘No.’ is a complete sentence
Me pondering about where I am and what I have achieved: I don’t reach optimum contribution levels because I believe everything is important. Sounds familiar? In truth, only a few things are essential. To practice the skill of identifying those…
Work From Home Does Not Work!
Hmm, recent survey findings suggest that Work from Home works. Made me think, are we all just putting up a brave face & say it works for us in those surveys? Are we just trying to make the best of…
16 thoughts about the most often used noun in the English language
I hope you have time for this. It is a long read (hopefully timely for you). 1. Do you appreciate time enough? People like talking about how busy they are as if it is a sign of success. Perhaps it is for some, but for most…
Stop doing work you hate!
Because of the involuntary quiet caused by the COVID-19 cutie, many of us have sensed an opportunity to think a little more deeply about life. In our go-go-go world, we rarely get the chance to stop & consider the big…
Can a Shorter Workweek Make People Happier?
I love the VisualCapitalist.com. There is so much intriguing stuff to be found there. They just published this chart: ❔ What do you think? Is it just correlation or causation? ❔ As Singapore is not part of the OECD we…
Two universal ways to get rich
The other day I had lunch with one of my former colleagues from my former dutiful corporate life. A life I left 8 years ago. So still meeting her occasionally for lunch after such a long time is quite a…
What’s up with our Negativity Bias?
Evolution had shaped the human brain to be acutely aware of all potential dangers. Combined with the tendency of the media’s “only bad news is good news”, this has a profound impact on human perception: it literally shuts off our…
Happiness is not a goal. It’s an ongoing journey to be savored along the way day by day.
This is the workplace of your dreams …
I recently came across a poll conducted by Corporate Rebels. They asked what are you looking for most in your (new) dream job? About 300 folks answered: 10.8% (Higher Salary & Status)16.9% (Collaboration & Social interaction)44.3% (Freedom, Trust & Flexibility)28.0%…
12 Reasons why Money isn’t a great Motivator for your work
Earning the money we need to live is presumably the main reason we work at all. But does money motivate us to continuously perform our best work? Let’s take a peek at what science and research have to say about…
‘No.’ is a complete sentence
Me pondering about where I am and what I have achieved: I don’t reach optimum contribution levels because I believe everything is important. Sounds familiar? In truth, only a few things are essential. To practice the skill of identifying those…
Work From Home Does Not Work!
Hmm, recent survey findings suggest that Work from Home works. Made me think, are we all just putting up a brave face & say it works for us in those surveys? Are we just trying to make the best of…
16 thoughts about the most often used noun in the English language
I hope you have time for this. It is a long read (hopefully timely for you). 1. Do you appreciate time enough? People like talking about how busy they are as if it is a sign of success. Perhaps it is for some, but for most…
Stop doing work you hate!
Because of the involuntary quiet caused by the COVID-19 cutie, many of us have sensed an opportunity to think a little more deeply about life. In our go-go-go world, we rarely get the chance to stop & consider the big…
Can a Shorter Workweek Make People Happier?
I love the VisualCapitalist.com. There is so much intriguing stuff to be found there. They just published this chart: ❔ What do you think? Is it just correlation or causation? ❔ As Singapore is not part of the OECD we…
Two universal ways to get rich
The other day I had lunch with one of my former colleagues from my former dutiful corporate life. A life I left 8 years ago. So still meeting her occasionally for lunch after such a long time is quite a…
What’s up with our Negativity Bias?
Evolution had shaped the human brain to be acutely aware of all potential dangers. Combined with the tendency of the media’s “only bad news is good news”, this has a profound impact on human perception: it literally shuts off our…