When I am highly creative, my mood is playful: I am engaged and having fun, exploring ideas to solve the problem at hand.When it comes to business, I have the mental model that work is supposed to be “serious” and “professional” - and I act accordingly. If I accept this model, I limit myself from fully expressing this creative value in my work.
Hidden in this model is belief that I can’t have fun and engage my work in a playful manner, and still act in appropriately for the environment I work in.
I don’t need to put up colorful paintings, meditate on the floor or throw rugby balls around the office in order tap my creative potential. There are other ways to have fun at work.
Just look at these happy people at work…
(via the chief happiness officer)