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The Science of Happieness

So if you have been following along you may be sensing a bit of a trend in this months postings. Well to sum up the month I thought I'd add in some science. I love Ted talks and the idea behind them. Someday when Im cool enough Id love to attend Ted conference. In the meantime Ill keep watching them online.

Now today we have Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert whose studies and publications focus around humanities pursuit of happiness.

Are you Happy? Well are ya punk?!

It may seem like an oversimplification, but you can just choose to change. People do it all the time.

I am so excited to create this blog. I recently completed my graduate studies in Industrial Organizational Psychology. I freaking love this science, even before I knew what it was called.

I remember as a boy watching Clifton Webb portral the great Frank Gilbreth in the 1950s version of Cheaper by the Dozen, as he endeavored to make every aspect of his life more efficient and effective. Who knew that a 40 year old black and white movie would have such a lasting effect in my life.

From the time on I knew a field in psychology was my life's pursuit. As I got closer to going to college I still hadn't discovered the best psychology fit for me. I had discovered that I was not kind enough to be a social worker, I was not a fan of listening to people cry so clinical was out. And I was not nearly smart enough to be a nero psychologist. Then I found it. Near the end  of my JR year taking a future of psychology class. And the rest is psychology history for me.

Annnnd we'er off

Welcome to Every Day IO Psychology.  I am dedicating this blog to the pursuit and further understanding of how we (as human type people) work, behavior, and are happy in the workplace.

It is my goal to decode the science of work place behavior. And hopeful have a wee bit of fun along the way.

Industrial Organizational psychology is the a very broad pursuit. It includes but is definitely not limited to personality tests, ergonomics (how soft is your work chair),  interviewing and recruiting, the science behind office birthday parties, and work place happiness.

This blog is hereby dedicated to the exploration of everyday uses of industrial organizational psychology. I will be posting a huge range of subjects that deal with at their core, being more happy in the work place. After all the average person will spend 11 hours away form home at work or traveling to work usually thats more time away from home than in it. Happiness at work is vital to productivity, healthy home relationships, and increases your odds to winning many State lotteries.

So come back often for essays, movie clips, and quick thoughts about how you and your employees can be more happy and productive at work