The Right Thing Is Not Always the Fun Thing
I always have to do things that I don’t want to do in life and work. Things that are not even close to being described as “fun.” More often than not, every time we have someone telling us to do something we want to rebel, especially if we know it is not fun. “man pouring coffee in a white mug” by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash Our response? Screw you! Don’t tell me what to do! Yet, conversely, the things that we don’t want to do are often the right things that we should do . What is the right thing to do? The right thing is always the right thing! Yeah, thanks for the sage advice Fisher. Sheesh. When we talk about the right thing, we talk about behaviors that allow us to be prosocial: actions that build relationships and to make good connections with our fellow humans or to be one with our environment. These behaviors allow us to make our work friends happier and more effective because we did the right thing. Can you think of one thing that is not fun but you ...