Lets not settle for any less any more - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Lets not settle for any less any more - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Dan Hersam was inspired by the recent talk of abolishing homework and of a better kind of school to post this great quote: If the colleges were better, if they really had it, you would need to get the police at the gates to keep order in the onrushing multitude. See in college how we thwart the natural love of learning by leaving the natural method of teaching what each wishes to learn, and insisting that you shall learn what you have no taste or capacity for. I would have the studies elective. Scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but by awakening a pure interest in knowledge. Ralp Waldo Emerson Yes! And this applies totally to work as well. Who says we cant create workplaces that are so inspiring, fun and challenging that wed have to pay people to stay away? Who says our workplaces have to be so boring, lifeless and meaningless that we can only get people to show up there by paying them to sacrifice their time and energy at jobs that dont make them happy? Lets stop doing that, OK? Its been proven time and again that both schools and workplaces can be fun, energizing affairs that draw people in voluntarily. Its also been proven that doing this makes them more effective. Lets not settle for any less any more! Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related