Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. All too often the pursuit of happiness has been equated with the pursuit of money or a better job (a.k.a. money). Even Will Smith\u2019s latest movie \u201cThe Pursuit of Happiness\u201d which I think he should win an Oscar for has an underlying theme of real happiness, but the plot is surrounded by his quest for a job that pays more than his no salary sales job.<\/p>\n
The focus of Kashdan\u2019s class that day was the distinction between feeling good, which according to positive psychologists only creates a hunger for more pleasure \u2014 they call this syndrome the hedonic treadmill \u2014 and doing good, which can lead to lasting happiness. ((Max, D.T. January 7, 2007. \u201cHappiness 101.\u201d Retrieved from NYTimes.com on January 8, 2007.))<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In HR, we\u2019re not really concerned about happiness. We talk about things like employee satisfaction and engagement. After all, why would work make anyone \u201chappy?\u201d As we have talked about, the generations are changing. Work is becoming less important and an individual\u2019s pursuit of whatever makes them tick is steadily climbing.<\/p>\n
What is tricky is that if work does not provide this level of personal happiness, and work is becoming less important for a growing portion of the population, what does that mean for productivity, innovation, and professional growth? Or is this just the evolution of society that we get so far, and then people pursue more important goal through other means because they can?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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