Good Life Project 7 Keys to Making Work…gulp…fun! | Bree Groff
Sep 4, 2025
Join Bree Groff, author of "Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously)," as she shares her radical rules for infusing joy into the workplace. Discover how embracing authenticity can lead to brilliant work and a cheerful work environment. Bree contrasts her uplifting experiences in education with the often rigid corporate world. She emphasizes the urgency of pursuing fulfillment now, rather than delaying happiness. By fostering creativity and connection, she believes we can create a more engaging and enjoyable professional life.
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Treat Work As Inventable Joy
- Assume work can contain joy and ask what would make it fun most days.
- Treat creating value as inherently enjoyable and invent small practices that inject play into tasks.
Differentiate Good Hard From Bad Hard
- Hard work and joy aren't mutually exclusive; distinguish 'good hard' from 'bad hard'.
- Good hard fuels you by choice, while bad hard beats you down without benefit.
Choose Functional Over Performative Professionalism
- Prioritize functional professionalism: good work, on time, with respect.
- Question superficial norms and focus on outcomes rather than dress or performative rituals.
