Why You're Miserable at Work... & What to Do About It! | Shadé Zahrai

If you’re unhappy at work, it comes as no surprise. A survey from Monster found that 95% of respondents were thinking about quitting their jobs — and burnout is the number one reason. Why do we work so hard, only to end up miserable? We seem to be operating on untruths. We have a collective belief that if we work hard and ‘do our time’, we’ll eventually be happy. We’ll eventually reach the destination we’re working so hard to get to. Then, all of our worries will disappear. Yet this elusive quest for happiness only leads to misery, damaging our mental health, our relationships and our hope for the future. And the most ironic part of it all? Many of us know this, yet we still prescribe to it. In this episode I share two of the most common ‘mistruths’ I've come across that keep so many of us distracted and miserable. Then I share 4 evidence-based practices you can implement immediately to be your ‘circuit breaker’, help you step off the hedonic treadmill and experience happiness, now. Research: • Aknin, L. B., Dunn, E. W., Proulx, J., Lok, I., & Norton, M. I. (2020). Does spending money on others promote happiness?: A registered replication report. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 119(2), e15. • Dunn, E. W., Aknin, L. B., & Norton, M. I. (2014). Prosocial spending and happiness: Using money to benefit others pays off. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(1), 41-47. • Seligman, M. E. P., Steen, T., & Peterson, C. (2005). Empirical validation of interventions: Positive psychology progress. American Psychologist, 60(5), 410-421. Seppälä, E. M. M. A. (2016). Happiness Track. According to the American Institute of Stress (...), 48, 40. Monster Survey: • https://learnmore.monster.com/job-index-in-the-time-of-coronavirus Article Links: https://hbr.org/2015/08/the-research-is-clear-long-hours-backfire-for-people-and-for-companies https://hbr.org/2015/04/why-some-men-pretend-to-work-80-hour-weeks ______________________ 🚀FREE TRAINING– Career Clarity: https://www.shadezahrai.com/cct-registration To find out more about Shadé, visit the website: https://www.shadezahrai.com FOLLOW ON SOCIAL: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadezahrai/ • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shadezahrai • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadezahraispeaker • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shadezahrai

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Released: May 22, 2022
Duration: 7m
Channel: Dr. Shadé Zahrai
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

If you’re unhappy at work, it comes as no surprise. A survey from Monster found that 95% of respondents were thinking about quitting their jobs — and burnout is the number one reason. Why do we work so hard, only to end up miserable? We seem to be operating on untruths. We have a collective belief that if we work hard and ‘do our time’, we’ll eventually be happy. We’ll eventually reach the destination we’re working so hard to get to. Then, all of our worries will disappear. Yet this elusive quest for happiness only leads to misery, damaging our mental health, our relationships and our hope for the future. And the most ironic part of it all? Many of us know this, yet we still prescribe to it. In this episode I share two of the most common ‘mistruths’ I've come across that keep so many of us distracted and miserable. Then I share 4 evidence-based practices you can implement immediately to be your ‘circuit breaker’, help you step off the hedonic treadmill and experience happiness, now. Research:
Aknin, L. B., Dunn, E. W., Proulx, J., Lok, I., & Norton, M. I. (2020). Does spending money on others promote happiness?: A registered replication report. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 119(2), e15.
Dunn, E. W., Aknin, L. B., & Norton, M. I. (2014). Prosocial spending and happiness: Using money to benefit others pays off. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(1), 41-47.
Seligman, M. E. P., Steen, T., & Peterson, C. (2005). Empirical validation of interventions: Positive psychology progress. American Psychologist, 60(5), 410-421.
Seppälä, E. M. M. A. (2016). Happiness Track. According to the American Institute of Stress (...), 48, 40. Monster Survey:
• https://learnmore.monster.com/job-index-in-the-time-of-coronavirus Article Links: https://hbr.org/2015/08/the-research-is-clear-long-hours-backfire-for-people-and-for-companies https://hbr.org/2015/04/why-some-men-pretend-to-work-80-hour-weeks ______________________ 🚀FREE TRAINING– Career Clarity: https://www.shadezahrai.com/cct-registration To find out more about Shadé, visit the website: https://www.shadezahrai.com FOLLOW ON SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadezahrai/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shadezahrai
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadezahraispeaker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shadezahrai

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Dr. Shadé Zahrai
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Doctor and workplace performance speaker sharing research-backed guidance on wellbeing and work satisfaction.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Dr. Shadé Zahrai, featuring Dr. Shadé Zahrai, Why You're Miserable at Work... & What to Do About It! | Shadé Zahrai explores work misery comes from flawed success beliefs and chronic overwork Work occupies roughly 91,000 hours for many people, making persistent job misery a major life cost worth addressing.

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