Happiness Tool :
Gratifying
work
Another thing that builds happiness
is doing
meaningful work that calls on your
strengths.
People need a level of challenge
that‘s not so
high as to be overwhelmed but not so
low as to
be bored. If you can find work that
requires
skill and concentration, is a good
match for
your key strengths, and provides
structure and
feedback, you will find it
gratifying.27
Studies have found that it takes
10,000 hours
to master a skill.28 That’s a lot of time!
Generally, the more someone learns
and the
closer they come to mastery of a
skill, the
more satisfaction they get from it,
and the
more interested they become.
Studies on motivation conducted at
the
University of Rochester found that
people do
best and enjoy their work most when
it meets
these three conditions:
_ autonomy: being able to manage yourself
and control your time
_ competence: being good at what you do
_ relatedness: a feeling of connection to
others
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