Happy Zone

This afternoon, I spent 5 hours building out our new website, miniShed.ca. This is not the first website I have worked on. Every time I build a website, I become very engrossed in my work. Time just flies. I don't feel like going home from work. I love to be at home. But somehow, website building engages my brain in way that gives me direct and positive feedback. I want to do more of it.

Like I mentioned in my previous post, big projects tend to get my full attention, while "insignificant" tasks do not. But, somehow all the details in website creation don't deter me from it. It actually draws me in. Creating a cohesive and engaging design is so much fun! I have discovered that "insignificant" tasks that are part of a large or important project are not treated as insignificant by my brain. Adjusting the colour palette, building a beautiful collage, and crafting the text on the home page all take detailed work, but boy is it important to the future of miniShed.ca. And so, my brain treats the creation of the website as another large project, and I thoroughly enjoy the process.

Ask yourself the following questions:

• Does time seem to pass by more quickly when at your job compared to other tasks or events in your day or week?

• Do coffee breaks arrive too soon or does it feel like it takes forever for 10 A.M. to come around?

• Are you looking forward to tomorrow morning, ready to jump in where you left off the evening before?

The answers to the above questions indicate to me if I am enjoying what I do.

I, for one, am looking forward to tomorrow morning. Getting that website wrapped up is motivating, as there is real potential for good tied to it.