Happiness is Relative

Happiness is Relative

 If you have a full-time job working for an organization, you are probably reasonably satisfied with your pay. I am satisfied with my salary as an associate professor of psychology. But if you found out that other employees doing the same work were getting...
What Makes a Job Enjoyable?

What Makes a Job Enjoyable?

Do you enjoy your job? If so, the job likely has most or all of these characteristics: Challenge. We want a reasonable amount of challenge in our work. Too much and we get stressed; too little and we get bored.  We usually find new jobs challenging because there...
What Do You Want From Your Life?

What Do You Want From Your Life?

If you had to describe your life so far in five words, which words would you choose? Write them down and then read on. Here are my five words: exciting, varied, happy, long, fortunate. The last word, fortunate, makes me think of a beloved Aussie book: “A...