“New research suggests we work more effectively, creatively, and collaboratively when we’re happy at work”
Fast Company
Actions For Now
Steps (& Apps) to Reduce Symptoms
- “How to Improve Your Productivity At Work”: Tips for making the most out of your time during the workday
- “Should I Quit My Job?”: A worksheet designed to help you answer this important question
- “18 Ways to Be More Positive At Work”: An infographic about improving workplace happiness and satisfaction
- “4 Minute At Work Guided Meditation”: A brief meditation that’s ideal for starting your day or recharging between tasks.
- Workplace Anxieties: Sometimes, you just need to laugh about workplace anxieties. These comics take care of that!
- “10 Tips for College Students Looking For a Job in a Tough Market”: Advice for people seeking to enter the professional world when jobs seem scarce
- Corporate Stress Test: Test the healthiness of your work environment
- “How to Feel More Rested (and Less Stressed) on a Busy Schedule”: Easy ways to de-stress when your schedule is packed
- “Beating Workplace Burnout”: Tips for overcoming burnout on the job
- “Thriving During a Major Job (Or Life) Transition, with Lea Sloan, M ED, LPC, BCC”: How to healthily and happily manage a successful career change
- “Reducing Stress at Work,” Advice for managing and/or eliminating workplace stressors
- “Guided Meditation for Being Present”: Get focused with this meditation
- “How to Job-Hunt While You’re Working”: Managing a job transition while you’re still employed
- Ambient noise: Tune out the rest of the world by playing this ambient noise while you work
- “How to Keep Your Job From Defining You”: Build your identity outside of your workplace skills and challenges
- “9 Simple Hacks to Stay Healthy At Work”: Stay physically and psychologically healthy, even during flu season
- “How to Do a Concentration Meditation”: Non-audio instructions on completing your own meditation
- “Train Your Brain to Focus” : Exercise your brain to enhance your cognitive skills
- “50 Productivity Tips”: A guide to increasing your productivity
- “My Project Planning Template”: A free, step-by-step template (exchange email to download)
- “Emily Prokop’s Awesome Weekly Docket”: Keep track of your work chores, must-do activities, shopping needs, and more (exchange email to download)
- “6 Effective Ways to Deal With Criticism”: How to improve from criticism instead of letting it bring you down
- “How to Appear Confident, Even When You’re Not”: This infographic explains how to present confidently at your next meeting or conference
- “3 Meditations You Can Do At Your Desk”: Features both video and written instructions
Apps
- Evernote: Capture notes from anywhere
- Rescue Time: Track and manage time spent on the internet
- Tap My Back: Allows employees to instantly recognize the work of other employees, improves feelings of recognition ($2-4 per user per month, typically sponsored by your place of work)
- Grammarly: Checks spelling on all online documents
- Wunderlist: Create and manage to-do lists
- Bonusly: Boost workplace happiness by allowing coworkers to send one another mini bonuses (typically sponsored by your company, $3-5)
- Droplr: Share documents, screenshots, songs, and more on your computer or your phone
- Hootsuite: Manage multiple social media accounts from one place
ADHD
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association: Register for a free educational webinar, locate a qualified medical professional near you, or share your story on this website
- Symptoms Tests: Concerned that you might have ADHD or a related condition? Check out these self-surveys from ADDitude Magazine
- “29 Ways to Manage Your ADHD At Work”: Tips for coping with ADHD in a way that allows you to perform your best
- “School Success Kit For Kids With ADHD”: This kit claims to be for kids, but many of the tools are helpful for people of all ages
For Allies
Give the Best Support Possible
- “5 Ways to Motivate Your Friend At Work”: Advice for inspiring your friend, whether they’re dealing with a heavy workload, a bad boss, or several other situations
- “How to Support Someone Who Is Unemployed”: An article on providing emotional validation for loved ones
- “How to Help a Friend Find a New Job”: How can you use your influence to help your friend get hired?
- “How to Support Someone Who’s Lost His Job”: How to speak with someone who’s coping with job loss
ADHD
- “How to (Explain) ADHD”: Learn how ADHD works in the brain so you can better understand and support your loved ones
- “5 Suggestions for Supporting a Loved One with ADHD”: PsychCentral offers advice for supporting a loved one with ADHD or a related condition in everyday life
- “Teaching Strategies for Children with ADHD”: Working with children? You’ll definitely want to check out this resource
- “5 Tips For Working with Someone with ADHD”: Your workplace communications don’t need to suffer
You’re Not Alone
Connect with Others, Hear their Stories & Access Playlists
Stories
- “9 Career Change Success Stories”: Whether you dream of becoming a writer, traveling the world, or something else, these stories of major life changes will inspire you
- “5 (Unconventional) Things I Did To Land My Dream Job Before I was 25”: The author, who has received job offers from Google, Twitter, and Uber, among other places, explains their unique strategy for applying for work
- “6 Inspiring Stories From People Who Unexpectedly Lost Their Jobs”: Losing your job isn’t always a bad thing—in some situations, it can be a great opportunity
- “How I Started My Small Business”: Martina Iring, founder of Small Business Bliss, shares how and why she created her own company
- “Job Seeker Success Stories”: Hear what worked for other job searchers in this piece from the job search site Idealist
- “Moving On: How I Found Happiness After Getting Fired”: Advice for coping with being let go from someone who’s been there
ADHD
- Forum for parents: ADDitude hosts this forum for parents to discuss treatment, symptoms, emotional health, and more
Tune In
Check out our Spotify playlist for Productivity here!
- “Eye of the Tiger,” Survivor
- “Seven Nation Army,” The White Stripes
- “Run the World (Girls),” Beyonce
- “Don’t Stop Me Now,” Queen
- “Lose Yourself,” Eminem
- “You Gotta Be,” Des’ree
- “Take On Me,” a-ha
- “Beat It,” Michael Jackson
- “Numb/Encore,” Linkin Park & Jay Z
- “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll),” ACDC
- “Livin’ On a Prayer,” Bon Jovi
- “The Edge of Glory,” Lady Gaga
- “7/11,” Beyonce
- “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go,” Wham!
- “Comeback Kid,” Sleighbells
- “Fighter,” Christina Aguilera
- “Work,” Rihanna ft. Drake
- “Titanium,” David Guetta ft Sia
- “9 to 5,” Dolly Parton
- “Started From the Bottom,” Drake
- “Footloose,” Kenny Loggins
- “All I Do Is Win,” DJ Khaled
- “Working for the Weekend,” Loverboy
- “Independent Women,” Destiny’s Child
- “Bo$$,” Fifth Harmony
- “We Will Rock You,” Queen
- “Tightrope,” Janelle Monáe
- “She Works Hard For the Money,” Donna Summer
Master The Subject
Learn How it Works & The Science Behind It
- “Your Brain At Work”: Check out Psychology Today’s collection of articles about how we function in the workplace, featuring pieces like “Three Ways to Think Deeply At Work” and “Why “Diverse Teams Are Smarter.”
- Tips for Work and Life with Andrew Lacivita: This podcast covers subjects like job interviews, workplace discrimination, salary negotiation, and more
- “3 Signs Your Mental Health is Interfering With Your Work”: Melanie Shapiro, LICSW, details ways in which chronic mental health concerns can derail your professional goals and offers advice for coping
- “The 4 Attachment Styles and How They Sabotage Your Work-Life Balance”: This piece from the New York Times looks at how we relate to others, and how that can cause stress within the workplace
- “Mind/Body Health: Job Stress”: How does your work affect your wellbeing?
- “Ted Talks to Help You Find the Right Job”: These talks cover the importance of failing, how to find work you love, how to return to work after a career break, and other relevant topics
- “How to Recognize a Bad Workplace…Before You Take the Job”: Avoid getting into a job situation you’ll later regret
- Center for Disease Control, “Workplace Health Resources”: Resources and assessment tools for a variety of health issues
- “The Guide to Healthy Office Snacking”: Keep your energy and focus up with healthy workplace snacks
- State Labor Laws: Regulations on minimum wage, paid rest, and more, organized by state
- “Top 10 Work From Home Jobs for Introverts”: Why introverts make good employees, and a list of jobs that generally work for introverted people
ADHD
- “How to (Explain) ADHD”: Learn how ADHD works in the brain so you can better understand and support your loved ones
- “How Do ADHD Medications Work?”: The topic of medication can be a controversial one. What do ADHD medicines actually do?
Advocate
Connect to the Larger Movement
- Top-Rated Nonprofits For Helping People Get Jobs: These nonprofits across the US help others become qualified for and find good employment
- The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute for Law and Policy: An institute that supports employees by promoting workplace equality and justice
- Workplace Fairness: A nonprofit dedicated to advancing employee rights
- National Employment Law Project (NELP): This organization fights for job creation and quality for low-wage workers and the unemployed.
ADHD
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association: Support educational, healthcare, and legal resources for those with ADHD and related conditions
- CHADD: This nonprofit was developed to help parents and children cope with the frustration and isolation that often come with ADHD