http://www.happyfrom9to5.com/blog mastering the art of getting rich while having fun Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:11:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A post by Charlie Gilkey about whether people would buy a $47 step-by-step program to achieve happiness prompted a very lively discussion. So I started thinking, is happiness a teachable skill? And therefore, can we learn how to be happy at work despite it not filling our souls or not being our ... http://www.happyfrom9to5.com/blog/2009/10/29/learning-to-be-happy-at-work-myth-or-reality/ Like most Mondays, here's a video to wake you up. It's my favorite trance song, and whenever I go road tripping in Europe, I feel Like I'm inside the video. Turn up the volume, enjoy. http://www.happyfrom9to5.com/blog/2009/10/26/monday-energy/ What do you do when you are uninspired?   For several reasons, lately all I've done is work, eat and sleep. Ok, add to that commuter time, hygiene and a rock concert.   The fact remains that I've been utterly uninspired to write. I've been reading way too many technical things and all I ... http://www.happyfrom9to5.com/blog/2009/10/21/lost-your-mojo-find-inspiration/ How many projects to you have to juggle before considering it's unhealthy? 2? 10? Lately, I have been managing way too many things at the same time, in the same 24 hours we all have. Prioritizing didn't work because most things were showing up after some other project was already under ... http://www.happyfrom9to5.com/blog/2009/10/19/real-chaos-is-very-real/ A short time ago I heard about the 10-10-10 strategy. What is it? It can be resumed in what consequences will your actions have in 10 minutes, 10 months and 10 years from now. How exactly do you go by knowing how your decision will affect the next 10-increments in your life? Suzy ... http://www.happyfrom9to5.com/blog/2009/10/07/how-to-make-better-life-choices/ U2 once said "Some days are better than others". What happens when all your days feel pretty bad? What can we do to slow down our brain in the middle of a chaotic day? I do have chaotic days both at the office and in my side business (on many occasions ... http://www.happyfrom9to5.com/blog/2009/10/06/top-5-resources-to-slow-down-your-busy-day/ Ok, it's Monday again. I bet you're as asleep as I am. Let's try to wake up and pretend we're teens listening to The Rasmus' "In the Shadows". I learnt at the Sibelius Museum in Turku, Finland, that this song produced more royalties for Finland than all of Sibelius works all the ... http://www.happyfrom9to5.com/blog/2009/10/05/virtual-speed-the-rasmus/ An article appeared on Yahoo Finance reports about the findings of the Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index on who are the happiest workers in America.Some of these results are: Business owners are the happiest, followed by professionals and by managers/executives Those 3 categories are those with the highest household incomes However, not only the ... http://www.happyfrom9to5.com/blog/2009/09/24/shiny-happy-people-working/ My last 2 nights of sleep have been awful and right now I'd give up my kingdom for a cozy, quiet room with a nice bed (I don't want to go back home as my neighbours downstairs are way too noisy and they never let me have my siesta on ... http://www.happyfrom9to5.com/blog/2009/09/21/how-to-stay-awake-at-the-office-without-caffeine/ Have you ever been fired? I have. Twice. Once because after 2 weeks in the job my manager decided he didn't like me and that there was a "skin feel" issue (words used by the HR manager). The second it was plain downsizing, me and many more were fired during a recession ... http://www.happyfrom9to5.com/blog/2009/09/18/4-warning-signs-that-youre-about-to-be-fired/