BEING HAPPY IS A SERIOUS HANDICAP
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Kevin Lai
Nov 11, 2010, 9:09:47 AM11/11/10
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Hm... tried to send it from FT well it didn't work. ...
well here's one forwarded from my account
check out this article on happiness and "work performance" :)
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check out this article on happiness and "work performance" :)
BEING HAPPY IS A SERIOUS HANDICAP
By Lucy KellawayPublished: November 7 2010 20:54 | Last updated: November 7 2010 20:54
There is a teenage boy I know who worries me quite a lot. He was born to a good family with plenty of money. He is extroverted and optimistic; people appear to like him. He’s relatively easy on the eye and reasonably bright. His health is good and he can kick, hit and catch balls of various shapes and sizes. He does not smoke, or take drugs, or do any more binge drinking than the next person.
The problem with this boy is that he has never in his entire life made an effort at anything. He has spent his first 16 years having a jolly nice time on the path of least resistance and even though he has often been told that the path of greater resistance is the one that leads to success and fulfilment, he takes no notice. Why would anyone, he asks, slog their guts out to get an A, when for a tiny fraction of the effort they can get a B, which is surely the next best thing?
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check out this article on happiness and "work performance" :)
BEING HAPPY IS A SERIOUS HANDICAP
By Lucy KellawayPublished: November 7 2010 20:54 | Last updated: November 7 2010 20:54
There is a teenage boy I know who worries me quite a lot. He was born to a good family with plenty of money. He is extroverted and optimistic; people appear to like him. He’s relatively easy on the eye and reasonably bright. His health is good and he can kick, hit and catch balls of various shapes and sizes. He does not smoke, or take drugs, or do any more binge drinking than the next person.
The problem with this boy is that he has never in his entire life made an effort at anything. He has spent his first 16 years having a jolly nice time on the path of least resistance and even though he has often been told that the path of greater resistance is the one that leads to success and fulfilment, he takes no notice. Why would anyone, he asks, slog their guts out to get an A, when for a tiny fraction of the effort they can get a B, which is surely the next best thing?
This article can be found at:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/821d4f08-e92f-11df-aec0-00144feab49a,_i_email=y.html
"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of The Financial Times.
Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2010
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