What Do I Learn from A Happy Day at Work

This week's flowers. I won't be here to see them next week.

Today is my happiest day at work. (Ironically it's also my last day at my current company.) There were actually a lot of things to do. I had to do knowledge transfer to a colleague and helped her setting up some customer environment. Setting up the environment was never fun and in normal days I would be under a lot of stress. However, since I was kind of lighthearted (I couldn't stop smiling), I didn't feel stressed at all. Whenever I encountered an issue, I just laughed at it and treated it like something interesting to play with. I was also cracking jokes to help my coworker lowering her level of anxiety. In short, it was a busy and productive day. I felt good.

Then it stroke me. I was doing almost the same thing a couple of days ago, but it felt totally different. I felt stressful, hated all the obstacles I encountered, and had no patience. However, because my mindset changed today, doing the same thing felt totally different. Not only the task became more fun, I was also more productive. So why not treat every day like the last day at work? It releases the burden. By being happy, you can actually make yourself happier.