happiness in the office

    WHILE no one particularly loves the idea of work every morning, there are ways to be happier with the idea of setting your alarm for your job every day. A huge element of this happiness comes from how you can get along with your peers.

    Here are some strategies that may help you keep the peace and maintain happiness in the office.

    1. Some people believe it’s best to keep work life and personal life separate, and therefore avoid making friends with colleagues. But for most people, having strong friendships makes work more fun. Science supports this: having close relationships is essential to happiness, strengthens the immune system, and reduces anxiety.

    2. If you’re in a relationship, avoid creating situations that might put you in the path of temptation.

    3. If you work alone, take time to mix with other people. Socializing boosts the moods of introverts as well as extroverts. If you work alone, it’s important to make several appointments each week to put yourself in contact with others.

    4. Each week, walk around your office and talk to a few people you don’t know well. You’ll feel more comfortable socially, plus knowing more people facilitates work flow. Remember the mere exposure effect, as well. Repeated exposure makes people like music, faces, even nonsense syllables, better. That means that the more often you see someone, the more intelligent and attractive that person will seem.

    5. If a colleague gets under your skin, figure out why.

    6. Remind yourself: There is only love. This is very useful if you have a difficult boss. Don’t allow yourself to criticize your boss, even in your own mind, and don’t listen to anyone else’s criticism. It’s tough to do, but it will make your job far easier.

    7. Say “good morning” to everyone. This is polite, and it will also help you feel like you have a small connection to everyone you see. That makes your workplace seem more friendly and warm.

    8. Cut people slack. You never know what’s going on in people’s lives, and it’s always better to err on the side of being forgiving, not taking things personally and trying to see the funny side of circumstances.(SD-Agencies)