Comments on: Keep a Good Things Notebook at Your Desk

By: 5 Ways To Unstall Your Creativity | Creative Wonk

5 Ways To Unstall Your Creativity | Creative Wonk — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:48:02 +0000

[...] ugly about a project, I write down of all the things that I’m learning from the project in my Good Things journal. I keep this by my desk and whenever I am gloomy about work, I haul it out and take a [...]

By: Heather R

Heather R — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:16:26 +0000

This would be a DUH moment for me — for a couple years now I’ve tried the “gratitude” journaling for a pick-me-up, but I ***never*** thought about doing it in a different context, i.e., work — THANK YOU!

By: What Steps Can We Take to be Happy?

What Steps Can We Take to be Happy? — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:42:40 +0000

[...] Keep a Good Things Notebook on Your Desk is a great suggestion. In another post I wrote how I had to make a cardstock bright cut-out of the things that make me happy. I called it my Good Feelings Action List. Posted by admin Happiness Subscribe to RSS feed [...]

By: Technology Slice

Technology Slice — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:58:37 +0000

Good post. Sometimes you just need to step back to get a new perspective on things.

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:28:48 +0000

That’s an awesome idea Karl. Having the little notebook with you reminds you to use it, and writing things down helps you to focus on them even more than just mentally listing the things you’re grateful for. Gratitude is one of the best states to live in.

By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy

Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:44:27 +0000

Hi Laurie, glad I could help.

Hi J.D., thumbs are like the best invention ever.

Hi Positively, a lot of people are removed from their happiness at work. Hope it helps you.

Hi Cloak, pausing and breathing is the most basic way to connect back with the present moment. I do it as often as I can throughout my day.

Hi Simon, good point. It’s better to seize the happiness than wait til we get home.

By: Simon Clay Michael

Simon Clay Michael — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:51:35 +0000

Great post,
I recently read advice that suggested, just before you got to bed, write down 5 things you’re grateful for. I like your suggestion more since it’s a response to an event at that time, and gives a solution to the ‘down’ period. Better than waiting till you get home to snap out of it.

Simon at VirtualJobCoach.com

By: Cloak Link

Cloak Link — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:18:16 +0000

I call this the ‘happy and grateful’ post! If you loose sight of things that actually makes you happy and smile for a while, then you’re not enjoying life, hence you’ll never find joy nor gratitude in all that you do. Always pause a moment, breathe fresh air, appreciate the blue sky, and smell the flowers – it will make you feel better and life a li’l more easier!

By: Positively Present

Positively Present — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:34:52 +0000

This is a great idea! I have a Happy List at home (where I write down all of the things that make me happy) but I could really use it at work, which is where I’m the most stressed and removed from my sense of happiness. Thanks for the great idea!

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:05:32 +0000

Thumbs are cool.

Aren’t opposable thumbs our big advantage? (I think it’s why we can use tools so well.)