The Psych Files Podcast » Job Satisfaction http://www.thepsychfiles.com Psychology podcast and resources for students and educators Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:31:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ThePsychFiles is a podcast for anyone interested in the topic of psychology and how theories in this field apply to everyday life. Dr. Michael Britt brings you an upbeat, fun podcast of interest to everyone from psychology majors to those just interested in why people do what they do. Michael Britt no Michael Britt michael@thepsychfiles.com michael@thepsychfiles.com (Michael Britt) 2007-2008 Psychology podcast and resources for students and educators psychology, human behavior, psych major, psych The Psych Files Podcast » Job Satisfaction http://www.thepsychfiles.com/images/TPFnewLogo144x144.jpg http://www.thepsychfiles.com Episode 92: Passion For Your Work is Overrated http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/04/episode-92-passion-for-your-work-is-overrated/ http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/04/episode-92-passion-for-your-work-is-overrated/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:39:23 +0000 Michael http://www.thepsychfiles.com/?p=691 Everyone tells you that you should have “passion for your work”. Personally, I think that’s a bunch of malarky, balderdash and hooey. And much of it could be the fault of psychologists who have studied job satisfaction. You might actually enjoy work that you never dreamed could make you happy. In this episode I talk about what Mike Rowe of the show Dirty Jobs had to say about work and how that ties into the research of psychologist Dan Gilbert author of Stumbling on Happiness..

Just because things hadn’t gone the way I planned didn’t necessarily mean they had gone wrong…the secret is finding the balance between going out to get what you want and being open to the thing that actually winds up coming your way. – Ann Patchett in her book What now?

Resources For This Episode

  • Mike Rowe the host of Dirty Jobs, talks about the war on work in this video from his Ted Talks speech:
  • Dan Gilbert explains his ideas regarding how we all synthesize happiness in this video:
  • Here is a really interesting talk by Alain de Botton about factors that affect job satisfaction:
  • Job Characteristics Model (developed by Hackman and Oldham) states that an improvement in 5 aspects of a job can increase motivation and job satisfaction. They are:
    • Variety
    • Identity
    • Significance
    • Feedback
    • Autonomy
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