by Opal Elaine Moyer

Created on: March 18, 2009

"Happy people are productive people." Essentially, this statement is true, but not necessarily always; there are always exceptions to every rule. Many times, grief and adversity can breed great creative and productive surges in some people. The cause of this is might be the indomitable human spirit and the need to prevail in times of trials and tribulations; it's all about the need to survive. Then, there are those people who are only happy when they can find something to be unhappy about so they can complain. On the other hand, times of trouble tend to be emotionally draining for most individuals and not only drains them in the emotional sense, but in the physical sense as well, so mostly happy people are more productive.

However, on the whole, people who are generally happy to tend to accomplish more. The only exception to this might be that sometimes extreme excitement or total euphoria can serve as a distraction and can, therefore, be an inhibitor to progress. These exceptions tend to be few and far between, though. The fact is that on the whole happiness does lead to greater productivity in the end. Additionally, in many cases, the more one produces the happier they become. So being happy in their work, they produce more still. This applies no matter what line of work one might be in or what walk of life they are. Personally, I find this true of the physical labor involved in my own full-time job as a meat cutter. The more work I get done, the happier I am and the more work I am able to complete on top of all that.

Happiness and productivity have another connection. The nature of the work is irrelevant to the amount of happiness that is brought about to achieve productivity. However, one must love one's own job in order to achieve this happiness in the workplace. So, it can be ascertained that happiness and productivity do go hand in hand. This is why so many employers attempt to offer incentives to boost the morale of employees in order to boost productivity; they know that this is the way to improve within their companies. If these employers know the truth about happiness and productivity, why don't so many of us notice?

Overall, happy people do make more productive people. This rule is not one hundred percent accurate or reliable in all cases, but it is the consensus of the majority of people with very few exceptions.

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