Real Happiness At Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace

Afollow-uptoRealHappiness,theNewYorkTimesbestseller,SharonSalzberg'sRealHappinessatWorkisapracticalguidetoimprovingworklifethroughmindfulness,compassion,andingenuity.It'saboutbeingcommittedwithoutbeingconsumed,competitivewithoutbeingcruel,managingtimeandemotionstocounterbalancestressandfrustration.Itshowsreadershowtobemorecreative,organized,andaccomplishedinordertodobetter,moreproductivework.Dividingtheideaofworkplacesatisfactionintoeightpillars,RealHappinessatWorkisfilledwithsecularwisdom;coremeditationsonbroadthemeslikemotivation,awareness,andseeingthegoodinothers;andmorethanadozenexercises,includingMovingFromMetoWeandWhenThingsGoWrong.Sprinkledthroughoutthebookareshort"stealth"meditations,thekindthatarequick,private,anddoableanywhere-"Letthephoneringthreetimes,followyourbreath,thenpickitup"and"Foranupcomingone-on-oneconversation,resolvetolistenmoreandspeakless."Eventhebestjobsarefilledwithstress,toughdeadlines,impatientbosses,seeminglyendlessmeetings-alltheillsofharriedlife.Butasscienceincreasinglyshows,meditationistheantidote.