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Being Busy Makes Us Happier, But Our Instinct Is To Do Nothing (7/22/10)
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BPS Research does it again. Check-out this study. The upshot: Forced to wait for fifteen minutes at the airport luggage carousel
leaves many of us miserable and irritated. Yet if we'd spent the same
waiting time walking to the carousel we'd be far happier. That's
according to Christopher Hsee
and colleagues, who say we're happier when busy but that unfortunately
our instinct is for idleness. Unless we have a reason for being active
we choose to do nothing - an evolutionary vestige that ensures we
conserve energy.This research explains nearly 100% of my emotions, actions, and predilections! And it is very consistent with what every parent knows: When the kids are complaining about being bored or are sitting around being grumpy, get them to do SOMETHING no matter how trivial or inane it may seem. This may apply to bosses too, but I have to think about it. The citation is: Hsee CK, Yang AX, & Wang L (2010). Idleness aversion and the need for justifiable busyness. Psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society / APS, 21(7).
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How To Organize Your Job Search (1): Contacts (9/7/10)
In JibberJobber we intentionally put the order of the menu items like this:
Notice how Network (contacts) is before job postings?. Indeed, even Companies (target companies) is before job postings.
There is a reason for that.. Today we’ll talk about the network contacts.
Supposedly, 60+ percent of you will find your next gig because of your network.
And Harvey [...]
BNET Column: Forget the job hunt. Have a baby instead. (9/7/10)
Here's an idea for what women should do if they're unemployed: Have a baby. Your first reaction is probably that this is a throwback to the 1950s. But it's not. This is the most up-to-date career advice you're going to get for dealing with a down-in-the-dumps job market.
Here's why a stint of unemployment is a [...]
Being a Good Boss is Pretty Damn Hard: Reflections on Publication Day (9/7/10)
Today, September 7th, is the official publication day of Good Boss, Bad Boss. I've got an hour or so before I need to run to the airport, and find myself looking back on what I've learned from writing the book,...
Good Boss, Bad Boss Speeches in September (9/7/10)
As Good Boss, Bad Boss is officially published this month -- in fact, today is the official publication day -- I am doing quite a few speeches on the book. Most are "closed," but three are open to the public,...
JobMob Guest Blogging Contest – 5 Slots Left! (9/7/10)
I normally don’t like to post twice in one day but I have to make an exception today so you have enough time to act on this.. There are 5 more slots open… will you fill one of them?
Jacob Share hosts a blogging contest and has some great prizes.. This year JibberJobber is the main [...]
Networking is an Investment (9/6/10)
Rita Carey, career consulting and leadership coach, left a great comment on my post about networking (does it work?) post on Friday.
Her entire comment is worth reading but I wanted to share her very last thought:
“Networking, done well, is an investment.”
Think about it – if you have $100 and you invest it in something relatively [...]
Luis Urzua and the Trapped Miners: A Good Boss, Performance, and Humanity (9/6/10)
When people ask me for one sentence summary of a great boss, I answer "He or she promotes both performance and humanity, and strikes a healthy balance between the two when trade-offs are necessary." In Good Boss, Bad Boss, I...
Wet & Salty Tweets: The Ocean on Twitter (9/6/10)
Tweeting about stuff that is happening in and around oceans and shorelines can be a challenge. The reason? How do I tweet about a threatened dolphin pod in Japan, a sea lion rookery in California, an exploding oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, a fancy new marina in Dubai, a diving spot [...]TwiTip Twitter Tips.
Wet & Salty Tweets: The Ocean on Twitter
The irony of Labor Day is… (9/4/10)
… that most people take the day off.
They don’t labor, they party…. barbecue, etc.
Enjoy the holiday!
Evidence-Based Study Tips: Nine Ways To Help You Learn (9/3/10)
All three of my children are students; my son and daughter are in college and my youngest daughter just started high school. And I have been a professor for over 25 years, so I see lots of variation in how...
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