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I made a list of the happiest periods in my life, and I realized that none of them involved money. I realized that building stuff and being creative and inventive made me happy. Connecting with a friend and talking through the entire night until the sun rose made me happy. Trick-or-treating in middle school with a group of my closest friends made me happy. Eating a baked potato after a swim meet made me happy. Pickles made me happy. (Although for that one, I’m still unclear why. I think it’s just because they are obviously delicious and I enjoy saying “pickles.”) I thought about how easily we are all brainwashed by our society and culture to stop thinking and just assume by default that more money equals more success and more happiness, when ultimately happiness is really just about enjoying life.
Delivering Happiness
Tony Hsieh
Sadly, the theorists missed a key aspect of the fabric of reality: the Principle of Obliquity.2 In complex social situations, objectives are often best accomplished obliquely, not directly. Central planning is not the most effective way to run an economy. Frontal assault is rarely the best military strategy. The best way to become prime minister or president isn’t necessarily to declare that intent. The direct pursuit of happiness is not the best way to achieve happiness. And in business, the single-minded direct pursuit of profit isn’t necessarily the best way to make a profit.
The Age of Agile
Stephen DENNING
Such changes reflect a marked departure from the draconian days when any employee found catnapping on the clock was chastised, disciplined, or outright fired. Sadly, most CEOs and managers still reject the importance of a well-slept employee. They believe such accommodations represent the “soft approach.” But make no mistake: companies like Nike and Google are as shrewd as they are profitable. They embrace sleep due to its proven dollar value.
Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
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