Enjoy!: 101 Ways to Add Fun to Your Work Every Day [Paperback]

Gini Graham Scott Ph.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 17, 2008

Every year, we all find ourselves working harder, longer, and at a faster pace. Very few of us are working a forty-hour week anymore and many of us find it impossible to find time to relax much less find ways to make our jobs more enjoyable. Finally here is an antidote for overstressed workers everywhere. As an expert in personal and professional development, Gini Graham Scott has helped people all over the world find more enjoyment in their work and personal lives. In "Enjoy!" she shares her secrets for finding and creating more fulfillment at the office. Using examples from her workshops and interviews with psychologists and recreation professionals, she shows how to relieve stress, anxiety, and tedium from everyday life. Most of us spend more than a third of our lives at work. Finally, here is the book that can make that part of our lives infinitely more enjoyable.

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"I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in creating a more open and cohesive working environment." --Grazadio Business Report

Book Description

Every year, we find ourselves working harder, longer, and at a faster pace. Many of us find it impossible to find time to relax, much less create ways to make our jobs more enjoyable. Finally here is an antidote for overstressed workers everywhere. As an expert in personal and professional development, Gini Graham Scott has helped people all over the world find more enjoyment in their work and personal lives. In Enjoy! she shares her secrets for adding fun to life at the office. Using examples from her workshops and interviews with psychologists and recreation professionals, she shows how to relieve stress, anxiety, and tedium from everyday life. Readers will find tips on how to:

change their attitudes so they have more fun • bring humor and laughter to the workplace • use relaxation exercises to help them ease tension during the work day • pinpoint what they most appreciate about their job • use fantasy and visualization to conquer boredom • rethink their work goals to avoid frustration and feeling stuck

Most of us spend more than a third of our lives at work. Finally, here is the book that can make that part of our lives infinitely more enjoyable.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 17 and up
  
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: AMACOM (September 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814409857
• ISBN-13: 978-0814409855
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,776,385 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The ideas certainly are fun!, August 16, 2011

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Leo A. Mallette (Rancho Mirage, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enjoy!: 101 Ways to Add Fun to Your Work Every Day (Paperback)

This delightful book, Enjoy!: 101 Ways to Add Fun to Your Work Every Day, is based on the premise that having fun relieves stress. "People work too hard, particularly in the United States . . . and have a higher level of work related stress," writes the author, who has written over 50 books. The book is written in five parts.
Part Two, "Breaking Down the Barriers to Enjoyment," includes chapters on how to "Silence Your Inner Critical Voice" and "Rediscover Your Inner Child." Such suggestions are contrary to what many of us have tried to do in cultivating our business personas--most of us suppress our childlike qualities in an effort to become socialized and appear "professional."
Part Four includes a long chapter (adapted from one of Scott's other books) on what to do when traveling. Some of her suggestions sound like games I have played with my kids to keep them entertained on long trips, and others are good tips that many of us do naturally.
I was initially worried that Scott's first two chapters were simply derivative material as all 24 of her references for these chapters were from the same source; however, I found the content to be original and useful in the context of this book. Enjoy! is 256 pages and the ideas certainly sound like they would be fun at work. Many could be used in off-site team-building scenarios. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in creating a more open and cohesive working environment.