Five Tips to be Happier at Work (Dr Laurie at SXSW)

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

05/06/24 • 56 min

Work is a worry. Are we paid enough? Should we be getting promoted quicker? Is artificial intelligence about to replace us all?

Speaking at SXSW 2024, Dr Laurie Santos argues that because of all our career woes we often neglect our happiness. She walks through her top five tips for improving our workplace wellbeing - which will not only make us feel better, but might even cause our salaries to rise!

Suggested reading from this episode:

Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN by Tara Brach

Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff

The Truth About Burnout: How Organizations Cause Personal Stress and What to Do About It by Christina Maslach

The Business of Friendship by Shasta Nelson

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05/06/24 • 56 min

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos - Five Tips to be Happier at Work (Dr Laurie at SXSW)

Transcript

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Pushkin. As fans of this show probably know, I've thought a whole lot about happiness and academic settings, about how teens and young adults can be happier at school or in college. But when I attended the twenty twenty three south By Southwest conference, I had a chance to take part in a great panel which talked about the challenges of maintaining our well being at work. So at this year's south By Southwest I returned to give a special talk abou