Book Review : "The art of Happiness at work."

This book provides Dalai Lama's perspective on happiness at work. According to the book, workers can be divided into 3 categories based upon how they view their work i.e. job, career and calling.

People who view their work as a job. For such people, work brings financial benefits. These people do not worry much about job title or type of work as long as work brings sufficient income.

People who view their work as a career. For such people work means advancement. Their identity is tightly linked to their job title and they seek a higher job title at all times.

People who view their work as a calling. For such people, work and personal life is interlinked. If they could then they would work without any reward. These people see their work in bigger context and understand the impact of their work on society.

This book encourages people to find the type of work where one sees the work as calling and is intrinsically motivated to do such work. Working in such area will provide tremendous happiness.

Further, the book suggests that people can be happy even if they view their work as a job or career. But in such case one must realize that happiness is temporary.