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日記 - Thoughts on My Job (7/26/02)

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Summer came and summer went, in a blink of an eye. Where did the time go? I really dread going back to work fulltime. In recent years, work has become more like a chore than a career to me, because I have no interest in advancing it.  I admit that I am relatively satisfied with my job, however I don’t find much pleasure in it. So I ask myself: Can I do better? Can I imbue my work with more pleasure and meaning?

Bugged by the question, I reread a chapter of the book Happier - Happiness in the Workplace. One thing I learned from this book is that one can craft his or her work to make it more meaningful and pleasurable by introducing some small changes to the routine. So I started thinking about activities that I may be able to incorporate into my daily routine.

Indeed there are a lot of things I could do to make my work more fun as well as help my personal and professional development. Here are a couple of examples:

1.  I have done some reading on food and nutrition this summer and done a lot of thinking about healthy eating and living.  A balanced and healthy diet should consist of eating a variety of whole plants or plant products, such as fruits and vegetables. I am thinking about incorporating the nutritional aspects of plants into my Botany course to promote healthy eating and living. Doing this, I believe, will help students in my classes relate what they learn to their daily lives and well-being. I may also be about to write and publish an educational paper about it.

2.  I am still very much into accent reduction. I will treat every lecture as an opportunity to improve my pronunciation and intonation, and I will not let that opportunity slip by me.  I will ask my students and colleagues to critique on my pronunciation and intonation.

There are so many things I can do to make my work more enjoyable and more fulfilling. It is all about attitude. It is my (nobody else’s) responsibility to find pleasure and meaning at my work.

 

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NewVoice 回複 悄悄話 回複非文學青年的評論:

Thanks again, sis!

I really like your essay on Steve Jobs, and I left some comments on your blog earlier.

My house is also “plagued” with books, and I wonder if I will ever find time to read them all. Whenever I felt lazy and bored to practice my pronunciation, I thought of you and others, which really kept me going.

In the last few days, I have spent a lot of time watching Olympic Games and thinking randomly. I guess I am ready to go back to work.

See you around! Bye now, sis. Have a nice day!
非文學青年 回複 悄悄話 Hi, Sis,
That's good about your pronunciation progress! I am very happy to hear that. I didn't do much pronunciation practice this week but did a speech at Toastmasters today.
I bought two more Anna Quindlen's books from the used bookstore, blessings and Every last one. Black and Blue was excellent. She is such a good writer and she is really great at writing family and relationships. But I haven't started reading them yet. I finally finished 50 shades trilogy. Steve Jobs, the book, about which I wrote something last week, just arrived today too, so many books to read. hehe.

laters, Sis.


NewVoice 回複 悄悄話 回複非文學青年的評論:

Thank you! Sis. I recite New Concept English (Book two) everyday, and “bribe” my son to critique on my pronunciation. So far it works pretty well this way.

I am reading “Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake” – a collection of Anna Quindlen’s essays, most of which are about life in her fifties, so I can get a good head start.

How is everything with you? Wish you and your family well! :)
非文學青年 回複 悄悄話 Excellent, Sis! esp. glad about the 2nd point. :)
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