Even if you win the rat race - youre still a rat! - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Even if you win the rat race - youre still a rat! - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog I had to share this wonderful cartoon by Polyp: Theres also a cool animated version: Does anyone honestly think that making more money, consuming more stuff, driving a bigger car or bagging that fancy title will make them happier? It seems that many people consistently focus their time and energy on getting things that wont make them happy to the cost of the simple but important factors: Friends, family, meaning and fun. Ask yourself this: How much of your time is spent doing things that make you or other people happy? And how much racing the other rats in the maze? Here are some way to get out of the rat race: How to lose your fear of being fired How to find a job youll love The top-10 advantages of low-rent living I think Lily Tomlin said it best: The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, youre still a rat. (If this post looks familiar, its because it IS a repost this time with full attribution to Polyp who made it and who was kind enough to give me retroactive permission to use his cartoon Thanks!) Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related