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\nIs your project a happy place?I hope so.But can you deliberately raise morale without going all 'happy-clappy'?Well, yes you can.Lab experiments looked at small, deliberate acts of kindness and generosity. They find people then pay them...\nIs your project a happy place?
I hope so.

But can you deliberately raise morale without going all 'happy-clappy'?
Well, yes you can.

Lab experiments looked at small, deliberate acts of kindness and generosity. They find people then pay them forward by doing the same for others.

But that's just the lab, right?
Yup.
So, Joseph Chancellor, of Cambridge University, and colleagues at The University of California, Riverside tested this in the workplace. Working with Cocal Cola staff, they looked at mood and life satisfaction.

Some of the people in the survey group were set a special task. These 'givers' had to perform small acts of kindness to some of the other people in the study; the 'receivers'. But they avoided doing so for another group in the study; the 'controls'.

At the end of the study, three things were evident:

1. The receivers had noticed these 'pro-social' behaviors. And they also had a greater sense of autonomy than the controls. A month after the experiment, they were still happier than the controls.

2. The givers too, felt an increased sense of autonomy. And a month later, they had elevated levels of job and life satisfaction. And, in an increasingly challenging work environment, they had fewer depressive symptoms.

3. Receivers also 'paid forward' the good deeds. The number of pro-social acts they reported at the end of the study had increased by a factor of 3.

So what can we conclude?
Acts of generosity and kindness really do make people happier.
Giving has an even more durable impact than receiving.
Pro-social behavior is contagious. We don't just reciprocate; we pay it forward.

And what can you do on your project?
You can start by taking every opportunity you can do small favors and little acts of kindness. Be generous whenever you get the chance. People will notice it, and they will pay it forward.

This will raise the mood of your project. And it will create a resilience buffer against stress, as you start to feel the squeeze of deadlines.\n
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2020
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