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1、ThankGodIt'sMondayByJyotiThottam[1]Asresearchersinpsychology,economicsandorganizationalbehaviorhavebeengraduallydiscovering,theexperienceofbeinghappyatworklooksverysimilaracrossprofessions.People,wholovetheirjobs,feelchallengedbytheirworkbutincontrolofit.Theyhavebosseswhomakethemfeelappreciated(e
2、njoyed)andco-workerstheylike.Theycanfindmeaning(interest/significance)inwhatevertheydo.Andtheyaren'tjustlucky.Ittakesrealefforttoreachthatsublimestate(status).[2]Anevenbiggerobstacle,though（however）,maybeourlowexpectationsonthejob.Love,family,community(society)—thosearesupposed(thought)tobethetru
3、esourcesofhappiness,whileworksimply(only)givesusthemeans(tools)toenjoythem.MihalyCsikszentmihalyi,whocoinedthetermflow(happiness<->ebb),whichadherents(supporter)ofpositivepsychologywouldusetodescribethejob-inducedhighs(highspirit/happiness),saysthatdistinction(difference)isafalseone."Anythingcanb
4、eenjoyableiftheelementsofflowarepresent,"hewritesinhisbookGoodBusiness."Withinthatframework,doingaseeminglyboringjobcanbeasourceofgreaterfulfillment(achievement)thanone(anybody)everthoughtpossible."[3]Csikszentmihalyiencourages(urge)ustoreachastate(level/status)inwhichworkisanextensionofwhatwenat
5、urallywanttodo.Immersed(absorbed)inthepleasureofwork,wedon'tworryaboutitsultimate(final)reward.Ifthatsoundsoutofreach,takeheart(tryone’sbest).Youmaysoongetsomeencouragementfromtheheadoffice(headquarters).Agrowing(increasing)body(amount)ofresearchisdemonstrating(showing)thathappyworkersnotonlyareh
6、appierinlifebutarealsocrucial(mostimportant)tothehealthofacompany.[4]Thirty-fiveyearsago,theGallupOrganizationstartedresearchingwhypeopleincertainworkgroups,evenwithinthesamecompany,weresomuchmoreeffective(->efficient)thanothers.DonaldClifton,theGallupresearcherwhopioneeredthatwork,conducted(dire
7、cted)aseriesofextensiveinterviewswithhighlyproductiveteamsofworkers.Fromthoseinterviews,Gallupdevelopedasetof12statements(rules/points)designedtomeasureemployees'overall(general)levelofhappinesswiththeirwork,whichGallu
