Benjamin Todd
speaker
4,140 appearances
3 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2023
last heard 28 May
Benjamin Todd’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Financial admin that's been organized to feel like a game could create a sense of flow.
while being made to sit through a health and safety presentation could bore you to tears, even if it's in service to motocross racing, which happens to be your dream industry.
That said, while video games are intensely engaging, they're not the key to a fulfilling life, and that's because you also need the second critical ingredient.
2.
Work that helps others
Fashion designer, TV newscast director, and software engineer are ostensibly desirable and engaging jobs.
But when questioned, under 30% of people in these roles had they found them meaningful.
Meanwhile, fire service officer, nurse, and neurosurgeon are seen as meaningful roles by almost everyone who does them.
What's the difference?
Well, the second set of jobs tangibly help other people.
That's what makes them meaningful.
The studies we've just covered also found a fifth key factor, the significance of the tasks.
Tasks are more significant the more they impact others.
On top of that is a growing body of evidence to suggest that helping others is a key ingredient of life satisfaction in general.
To give just a few examples, a meta-analysis of 23 randomized studies showed the performing acts of kindness makes the giver happier.
People who volunteer are less depressed and healthier.
And a global survey found that people who donate to charity are as satisfied with their lives as those who earn twice as much.
In an attempt to sum up what's been learned by the field of positive psychology to date, its founder, Martin Seligman, listed the most important drivers of well-being.
One is our first ingredient, engagement.
But another is a sense of meaning.
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