8 simple practices to be happier at work

Where would you prefer to work — in a boring white space/cubicle or a bright area with the things that you love? You probably have the answer in your mind. It’s time to make your office a pleasing place that will turn you happy. Organize your desk, your drawers, make sure your papers, stationery and other stuff are in place.

Research continues to show that altruism — helping others — actually makes us feel happier. You will always find some opportunities to lend a hand to your colleague in participating to improve their innovation or creativity. This will build a healthy work environment around and promote self-satisfaction.

At times, not all your efforts will be rewarded. Keep that in mind and limit your expectations accordingly. Make a habit to focus on your quality of work and not quantity. Have a visible track on all the efforts that you make to your project and seeing all the efforts will give a feeling of satisfaction with self-happiness. No matter what, self- appreciation plays a big role in promoting happiness.

Sometimes all you want is a change of mood. A quick walk around others cube will lift up your mood and also grow your network. Reach out that coworker you want to talk to, discuss their work, and life outside of work or have an active outdoor meeting. Make sure you do not disturb them between work and choose the right time to chit-chat.

Work stress = unhappy personal life = unhappy work life.

We become a little withdrawn when there is always a conflict between work life and personal life. And all turned down thoughts come out at work, resulting in immense sadness. So, follow the trick to walk the lines between the two worlds. Work-life balance is a better solution for boosting workplace happiness.

How happy the work would be if everyone is nice and kind to each other. Which simply means little acts of kindness like buying a co-worker a cup of coffee, offer them a chocolate or help them out with their work. Scientific research shows that the random element of these acts really matters to spread happiness.

Some companies have no culture of bringing joy by celebrating success. Success is whenever a colleague achieves a goal, everything that is done that contributes to team success. Celebrating success should be a ritual as it makes them stronger because people get to know each other more and about each other’s efforts. Everyone will contribute more and it will leave a positive impact on team members.

Diverse issues like stress and lack of productivity bring out more reasons to switch jobs. That calls for a well-being at work. Encouraging the practice of mindfulness will help in relieving the feelings of stress to be more productive at work. There are a lot of things you can do to promote mindfulness in the context of a busy workday like allocate some screen-free time, be consciously present, feel gratitude and make use of technology to relieve stress. You’ll feel more alive and present.