The Morning Myth by Frank J. Rumbauskas Jr

Author:Frank J. Rumbauskas, Jr.
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781119537779
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2019-05-17T00:00:00+00:00

Natural Sleep Times = Happiness = Massive Productivity

By now we’ve established that having to get up too early makes us night owls very unhappy, and being able to operate on our natural schedule makes us very happy, for numerous reasons.

And that’s one of the secrets of why night owls are more productive: Left to our own devices, without being forced to comply with societal norms, we become happy. And happiness equates to productivity.

In a study conducted in the UK by the Social Market Foundation and the University of Warwick’s Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy, with Dr. Daniel Sgroi as the lead researcher, 700 subjects were chosen at random and were either shown a 10-minute comedy video or given a snack and a drink.

This was followed by a series of questions to ensure that the comedy clips actually did make the subjects happy. Once it was established that they were, they were given a series of tasks to measure their levels of productivity.

The result? Productivity in the happy group increased anywhere from 12%–20% over the control group.

Likewise, the researchers found a causal link between unhappiness and decreased productivity.

Dr. Sgroi said in his conclusion, “Having scientific support for generating happiness-productivity cycles within the workforce should … help managers to justify work-practices aimed at boosting happiness on productivity grounds.”

Or, to put it bluntly to employers, if you let your employees work on their natural schedule, the one that they’re happy to abide by, you’ll put more damn money in your pocket! Just think of all the economic crises and turmoil we’ve been through that could have possibly been avoided by allowing people to simply be happy at work, and therefore more productive. Even in good times, who doesn’t want to have both productive and happy employees? Aren’t companies graded on sites like Glassdoor.com on employee satisfaction? And won’t a low grade keep the very best prospective employees away?

If you’re still running your company based on the brainwashing, it’s time for a refresh.

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