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what do you want to be

when you grow up



@scottsbaldwin


adults

and their imaginations

kids think differently

^ Adults want you to say things like: doctor, lawyer, astronaut, scientist Kids think things like rock star, pro athlete



[fit] i just want to be

[fit] happy

right

^ Logan LaPlante https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h11u3vtcpaY


[We] are endowed by [our] Creator with certain unalienable Rights ... Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. -- Thomas Jefferson


happy people

actively express _thank_fulness

live the life they want to live

don't chase stuff

give

^ http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/7-things-remarkably-happy-people-do-more.html "Things" only provide momentary bursts of happiness. To be happier, don't chase as many things. Chase a few experiences intead.


Happiness is not a goal... it's a by-product of a life well lived. -- Eleanor Roosevelt




our needs
90%, inline


are you feeling

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well chuffed!

bit.ly/wellchuffed


track happiness (ditch velocity)

70%, inline

bit.ly/wellchuffed


right

@adamhjk

we spend 8+ hours

working each day--

more time than with the

people we love the most!


left, 80%

do you need a change?

###Happiness is fleeting ###Contentment is long-lasting


right, filtered, 100%

you and i need

3 positive emotions

to balance 1 negative

  • flourish at 11:1
  • languish at 1:1

autonomy, mastery, purpose

motivate us

^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y


Autonomy makes us fast
because we don't have to wait for managers to make decisions

culture at spotify

^ Why would we hire someone if we don't trust them! http://labs.spotify.com/2014/03/27/spotify-engineering-culture-part-1


fit


left right

happier

people will produce happier software

conway's law (adapted)

^ organizations which design systems ... are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations


original

Happiness is the object and design of our existence. -- Joseph Smith

^ Shouldn't we say also say: Happiness is the object and design of our software and systems existence.


bit.ly/wellchuffed


#hugs

@scottsbaldwin

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