Action3
Do activities that feel meaningful
Choose and do a few tasks that give you a sense of meaning, such as something new or a new way of doing a usual task.
| Topic | Evidence | Potential benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Motivation |
How sure is this?
- Motivation
Doing a few activities that feel meaningful to you may make little or no difference to motivation.
- One well-controlled study testing it on its own.
- One star off: every study behind it has a serious concern.
Benefit size from Doing a few chosen work tasks made workdays feel more worthwhile, not more absorbing, against workers asked to work faster than usual.
What 1 study found
- Helped 1
- No difference 1
- No differenceTested
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- HelpedTested
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