I believe happiness leads to greater productivity.  I also believe happiness is contagious.  So this month I encourage you to make yourself happier at work by making others happy. It works because:

1. Making others happy is a pleasure in itself.
2. Happiness is contagious, so more happy people around you means more happiness for you resulting in a positive working environment.
3. If you make others happy at work, there's a good chance they'll reciprocate

It's easy too. Try:

• Buy someone you know, or better yet, someone you don't know a cup of coffee
• Leave them a note in their office saying Thank You when someone does something for you
• Bring them a nice lunch when they're having a rough day
• Praise them publically for a job well done

Try it, you'll be happy you did! 

Adriana

Office workers spend an average of 4 hours per week in meetings. They feel more than half of that time is wasted.  

'While currently 30 percent of kids 4 to 14 have a digital-music device, that number has jumped from only 6 percent in 2005. In the next few years, it will be a majority. For kids 13 to 17, 92 percent own some type of music player, and for 86 percent of them, it's an iPod.

The main concern for small ears is hearing loss over time. "The sound an earpiece generates in a smaller ear, as opposed to an adult ear, is more intense," says Brian Fligor, director of diagnostic audiology at Children's Hospital in Boston. At age 7 or 8, kids are probably mature enough to stick to volume limits you set.'

Set rules on how long they can listen, not just for safety: They're also not engaging in family life. Kids can listen at 70 percent volume for 90 minutes a day without increasing the risk of hearing loss; at 100 percent, only five minutes are safe. Check Apple support to learn how to lock a maximum volume on an iPod.'

Source: RealSimple.com