Bruce Daisley Books

When I began speaking with researchers about the modern workplace, one theme surfaced repeatedly: we have spent decades studying efficiency while largely ignoring happiness. Yet, as behavioral science confirms, happiness is not a luxury—it is a performance enhancer. Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson’...

From Eat Sleep Work Repeat: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to Your Job

When I tried to make sense of all the evidence, I found it useful to structure joy at work into three pillars: Recharge, Sync, and Buzz. Each corresponds to a distinct human need. Recharge is about energy—the ability to restore ourselves so we can sustain creative output. Sync is about belonging—the...

From Eat Sleep Work Repeat: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to Your Job

Before we can love our work again, we must first reclaim our energy. Modern workplaces often celebrate hustle as virtue, rewarding those who stay late and answer emails at midnight. But science tells a different story. Creativity and focus bloom not from nonstop activity, but from deliberate recover...

From The Joy of Work: 30 Ways to Fix Your Work Culture and Fall in Love with Your Job Again

Once energy returns, the next step is to rediscover connection. Work was never meant to be a solitary race; it is a social endeavor, built on trust and shared purpose. Yet many workplaces unintentionally strip away humanity through rigid hierarchies or remote fragmentation. Syncing is about rebuildi...

From The Joy of Work: 30 Ways to Fix Your Work Culture and Fall in Love with Your Job Again