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Scott Sonenshein is the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice University. His research focuses on resourcefulness, change, and the meaning of work.
Known for: Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life, Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less – And Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined
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Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life
本书由近藤麻理惠与斯科特·索南申合著，旨在将“怦然心动”的整理理念应用于职场。作者通过心理学与管理学的结合，帮助读者清理工作空间、优化时间与人际关系，从而提升专注力与幸福感。书中提供了实用的整理方法与心态调整技巧，鼓励人们在工作中找到真正的喜悦与意义。...
Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less – And Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined
In Stretch, organizational psychologist Scott Sonenshein explores why some people and organizations succeed with limited resources while others fail despite abundance. Drawing on research in psycholog...
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Defining Joy in the Workplace
Joy in the workplace begins with clarity—a feeling that arises when everything around you resonates with your sense of purpose. In our daily work environments, we are surrounded not only by papers and screens but also by expectations, habits, and invisible pressures. These can crowd our consciousnes...
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The Importance of Tidying Your Workspace
Our physical surroundings constantly shape our mental states. Marie often says that your desk is a mirror of your mind—when scattered papers and random items fill every inch, concentration becomes elusive. In this section, I share how the act of tidying a workspace transforms not just appearance but...
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The Stretch Mindset vs. the Chase Mindset
At the heart of *Stretch* lies a fundamental contrast between two ways of seeing the world: stretching and chasing. Chasers believe that to perform better, they must first acquire more — more money, bigger teams, newer tools. They define success through accumulation. But the problem with chasing is ...
From Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less – And Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined
Why Constraints Foster Creativity
One of the paradoxes that fascinates me most is how constraints — limits on time, money, or materials — can fuel creativity rather than stifle it. Psychological research consistently shows that too much freedom can be paralyzing. When possibilities are endless, we overthink, overplan, and under-crea...
From Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less – And Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined
About Scott Sonenshein
Scott Sonenshein is the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice University. His research focuses on resourcefulness, change, and the meaning of work. He has published in leading academic journals and is a coauthor with Brené Brown of the bestselling book 'Joy at Work'.
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