Noah & Asella Vol. 1 Installment 3: A Disastrously Delightful Double Date As she was about to sit down to read a book, Asella heard a familiar knock on the door. Three fast knocks followed by a pause, and then one final loud knock. It was Maple. If her knock didn’t give her away, her […]
Author: Elaina Luna
Noah & Asella: Farm Fun Compromises
Noah & Asella Vol. 1 Installment 2: Farm Fun Compromises Estelle tilted her head and looked at her pumpkin. She then stood up from the floor and looked down at Asella and Noah who were still on the floor carving their pumpkins. “What do you think?” Asella asked turning around, looking up at her […]
Noah & Asella: Too Fall Away
Noah & Asella Vol. 1 Installment 1: Too Fall Away. Noah slightly opened the door and popped his head inside. “Breakfast is ready,” he said smiling at his wife. Asella only half heard him. She let out a deep sigh and continued to stare hopelessly at her computer. “What’s wrong?” Noah asked, his eyebrows furring […]
🔒 Working for a Delayed Reward Can Boost Goal Persistence
Long-term goals, like losing weight, writing a book, or buying a house, are achieved by consistently completing short-term goals, like working out, reaching a word-count, or saving money (Sharif & Woolley,1). People often start off motivated to reach their long-term goal, but after a couple of days of completing short-term tasks, especially tasks that aren’t…
🔒 Allowing for Failure Leads to Long-Term Success
Persistence is the key to success. Yet, people continue to give up in the face of failure, not realizing that in “long-term goal pursuit, small short-term failures are inevitable” (Sharif & Shue, 17). When people decide on a long-term goal like losing weight or writing a book, they typically “set short-term goals, such as going…
🔒 Give Solicited Advice: People Are More Likely to Take It
Giving advice people will be receptive of can be a rather precarious task, especially in the workplace. It can be rather challenging to get a boss, colleague, or employee to utilize your advice, even if your advice is high-quality. Advice isn’t always met with a happy receiver. Not everyone wants advice or input from others.…
🔒 How to Protect Employees Against the Monday Blues
The Monday Blues is the idea that employees “start the week with a negative attitude” because the weekend has ended and the workweek has just begun (Pindek et al., 1449). This bad mood increases sensitivity to work stressors, specifically incivility and work constraints (1449). Past research has shown that workplace incivility can lead to “decreased…
🔒 Why You Hate Your Job on Mondays
Buzz, buzz. You reluctantly turn off your alarm clock and look at your phone. It’s Monday. You let out a sigh. The weekend has finally come to an end. A sense of dread washes over you as you think about all the work that needs to get done. When you get to work everyone…
🔒 Avoid Giving Out Illegitimate Tasks
If you want happy employees, avoid giving out illegitimate tasks. Illegitimate tasks are tasks that go against “what can be expected in a given role or position” (1637). These tasks “are incongruent with an employee’s occupation or professional identity” (1637). Illegitimate tasks can be separated into two categories: unreasonable tasks and unnecessary tasks. Unreasonable…
🔒 Beautiful People: Perceived as More Hireable
It turns out beautiful people have an unfair advantage at work. Research has found that attractive individuals have a higher pay, are promoted more often, and are more likely to receive a positive work evaluation (Tu, 120). One reason for this is that society prefers attractive people over unattractive people (120). It’s also well-known that…