Tag: Focus

Making Yourself Really Happy

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Workplace Learning Report
Man and Woman Playing on Body of Water
Photo by Leah Kelley

A wise man once said, “If you want to be happy, be.” Just be. Your happiness is your choice. You can make yourself happy with no conditions. You don’t have to wait for a special day before making your happy. You can make yourself happy now. Now is the right time to make yourself happy. If you don’t do it now, when will you do it?

Find ways to make yourself happy- you can read, walk, run, call friends (positive ones), or simply be with yourself. Sometimes being alone is better than being with someone who doesn’t care about you. If you want to make yourself happy, you must surround yourself with positive people.

Remember, you are not going to be happy every day. Because everything is not going to be going your way every day. Everything is not going to be going well for you everything. But don’t let it put you down. Don’t let it stop you from loving yourself. Whenever you are unhappy with yourself, bring positive thoughts into your mind. Think about positive things. To make yourself happy, you must focus your thoughts on positive things. You must focus your thoughts on loving things. If you do, you can make other happy.

I am making myself happy right now

Daily Inspiration with Bright

“One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.”- Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

The Dark Side Of Multitasking, According To Research

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth, Time Management
Photo of Woman Writing on Tablet Computer While Using Laptop
Photo by Anthony Shkraba

“Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.”- Peter Drucker

Happiness comes from doing what is in front of us. We try to multitask ourselves, but it is hard to do. We think we are ready for it, “but research has shown that our brains are not nearly as good at handling multiple tasks as we like to think they are.”

If you really want to enjoy your life, if you want to enjoy your work, focus on one thing at a time. Don’t listen to those who brag about how good they are at doing one trillion things at the same time. They are just bragging! Just bragging!

You are supposed to enjoy what you are doing, right? But if you engage yourself in multiple tasks at the same time, you are reducing the fun that comes from your work. If you are not enjoying your work, think about it. Ask yourself, “Is this job the right one for me?” If not, find a way to make it better. If you can’t make it better, it is time to move forward.

Doing multiple things at the same time is good, but not for everyone. Some people are good at it, others not. If you are not one of them, don’t do it. If you want to enjoy your work, focus on what is right in front of you.