Happy – STP043

Episode 43 - What makes us happy? Lots of things. Whether being happy means getting through things quicker, spending more time focusing on what's important, or being inspired - here are some ideas.

Some of the USEFUL stuff in there is:



• A recommendation from Charles Duhigg (Author of Smarter Faster Better and The Power of Habit)
• It was this excellent piece by Alice Boyes at Harvard Business Review:
• Why do we fail at focusing on what's important
• How to change that
• Schedule time for them
• Isolate the most impactful bits
• Anticipate and manage your feelings of anxiety
• Spend less time on unimportant tasks
• Prioritise tasks that will reduce your number of urgent/unimportant tasks
• Pay attention to what helps you see and track the bigger picture
• A podcast recommendation we've made before - 10% Happier
• Being happy doesn't just mean laughing; it can also come from feeling uplifted
• The latest episodes of 10% Happier do just that, give them a listen
• If you want to just get things done in the day, we found a resource with 5 quick tips
• It was compiled by Ashley Stahl at Forbes.com
• We've covered these tips in various guises before, but they are worth revisiting and checking in with ourselves by asking, "Do I do these well?"
• Stop multitasking
• Take breaks
• Set small goals
• Take care of the biggest tasks when you are most alert
• Implement the two-minute rule
• Question - What are you doing when you are happiest?
• The answer may not be what you think
• We look at and listen to the Ted Talk by Matt Killingsworth
• He explains how he created an app that 15,000 people responded to
• From 650,000 reports, he learned that there is one thing we're doing more than anything else when we are happy
• You'll have to watch the talk or listen to the episode to find out!