Episode 55 | The Secrets to Happiness at Work

Episode Notes:

Dr. Laura welcomes sociologist, author, and thought leader Tracy Brower to the show to talk about happiness and work, and why those two ideas aren’t mutually exclusive. There is an incredible amount of research on happiness, as Tracy discovered when writing her latest book, The Secrets to Happiness at Work. She shares why she was compelled to write it and some of what she learned along the way.

Tracy acknowledges that a lot of times we hear that “happiness is fluffy.”  On the contrary, she has found that happiness, and joy, are the drivers of physical and mental health, cognitive capability, and business benefits. She and Dr. Laura explore the ways in which work and life spill over into each other and how happiness in either one will tend to increase happiness in the other. Community, common goals, and our relationship to work are all places where happiness can be cultivated. Tracy’s insights on joy in work are more relevant than ever in our post-pandemic society.

“The other thing we can do in terms of creating the conditions for happiness at work is looking for opportunities to grow, to learn, to stretch. When we’re doing things that challenge us, it’s extraordinarily correlated with happiness.” Tracy Brower

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