{"id":57519,"date":"2019-07-30T11:22:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T15:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/?p=57519"},"modified":"2020-09-03T05:53:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T09:53:03","slug":"how-to-be-happier-at-work-according-to-the-captain-of-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/professional-development\/creativity-culture\/how-to-be-happier-at-work-according-to-the-captain-of-fun","title":{"rendered":"How to be happier at work, according to the captain of fun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Our series <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/tag\/what-do-people-do-all-day\"><em><strong>What Do People Do All Day?<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em> takes a look at the work life, lunch habits, and downtime of people across different industries.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Brenda Berger<br><strong>Title\/company: <\/strong>North America country manager, Happy Socks<br><strong>Years on the job:<\/strong> 2 years, 2 months&nbsp;<br><strong>City: <\/strong>New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Brenda Berger was hired to manage the North American division of the Scandinavian company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happysocks.com\/us\/\">Happy Socks<\/a>, she was instructed to spearhead a New York City office that was \u201cfilled with light and color,\u201d not unlike the brand itself, she remembers. \u201c[The founders] impressed upon me the importance of taking the culture that they\u2019d established and bringing it to the U.S.\u201d At first, she was thrown. \u201cI kept saying, \u2018Why do you keep talking about fun? I\u2019m not the captain of fun!\u201d But eventually, she came around. \u201cI realized you can be results-oriented, which I am, and still have fun. It\u2019s proven to be a great lesson.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Berger\u2019s watch, the brand, which offers a multicolored paradise of patterns\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.happysocks.com\/us\/parrot-sock-19.html\">parrots<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happysocks.com\/us\/pizza-sock-181.html\">pizza<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happysocks.com\/us\/pool-party-sock-10.html\">pool floats<\/a>\u2014has expanded to Barnes &amp; Noble, paper stores, Men\u2019s Wearhouse, and museums like the Whitney and the Museum of Modern Art. By the end of this year alone, the company will have opened eight stand-alone shops in New York and Los Angeles. And that\u2019s to name just a few of Berger\u2019s achievements. \u201cWhen I was hired, it was very exciting, because I got to see the emotional response people had whenever you\u2019d mention Happy Socks,\u201d she says. \u201cThe brand mission is to bring color and happiness to every corner of the world.\u201d Here\u2019s how she does her part on a daily basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Most mornings, I wake up\u2026<\/strong> at 5:15 a.m. By 5:40, I\u2019m doing a <a href=\"https:\/\/tracyanderson.com\/onlinestudio\/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhKzjmvbp4gIVko7ICh3H_AdhEAAYASAAEgII__D_BwE\">Tracy Anderson<\/a> DVD workout or going for a run. My husband likes to say that my morning routine revolves around my beverage-drinking sequence, which goes like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>5:30 a.m. Voss water<\/li><li>6 a.m. Black coffee<\/li><li>6:20 a.m. Cucumber- or lemon-infused water<\/li><li>6:45 a.m. Blended smoothie that my children say looks like bodily fluids<\/li><li>7:10 a.m. More coffee&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I start work\u2026<\/strong> as early as 7:30 a.m. or as late as 9. If I\u2019m waiting on key information from headquarters, I will check my email around 7:30, but I find when I check my email as soon as I get up, I\u2019m easily triggered or frustrated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I spend my commute to work\u2026 <\/strong>meditating for 30 minutes, then reading or answering emails for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I spend my commute home&#8230;<\/strong> doing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lumosity.com\/landing_pages\/970?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv_D-0-Hp4gIVU4ezCh3wBAuKEAAYASAAEgLnyvD_BwE\">Lumosity<\/a> brain games for 20 minutes, then reading or wasting time on social media for 40. If I\u2019m being truly honest, I spend a great deal of time fascinated by the oddities of some of my fellow commuters\u2014or horrified by their odors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/HappySocksBody.png?resize=800%2C571\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57546\"\/><figcaption>Berger gets through the day with infused water, colorful patterns, and brain games. Water: iStock; socks: courtesy of Happy Socks; app: courtesy of Lumosity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The thing most likely to break my focus is&#8230;<\/strong> people asking me questions, especially questions that I deem long-winded or incoherent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Last time I daydreamed in a meeting was\u2026<\/strong> last week. I daydreamed about how to make the meeting shorter and more focused.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My open tabs are\u2026<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/\"><em>WWD<\/em><\/a> for the latest fashion news, <a href=\"https:\/\/zenhabits.net\/\">Zen Habits<\/a> for reminders of what is important, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/\">Scribd<\/a> for articles and books (currently reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari\/dp\/0062316095\"><em>Sapiens<\/em><\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/\">Pinterest<\/a> for home inspiration, and websites of retailers that I would like to partner with for business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I take phone calls\u2026<\/strong> in a conference room or hallway. We have an open floor plan, and I\u2019ve been told I have a fairly loud phone voice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I eat at my desk\u2026<\/strong> way too often. And that goes for snacking as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The last toast we had\u2026<\/strong> was for our accountant\u2019s birthday. We also have a buzzer for any time something great happens from a sales or operations perspective\u2014like if we\u2019ve solved an ongoing problem, we hit the \u201chype\u201d button. And every month we do an activity around \u201ceducation and inspiration.\u201d This month we each had to share a quote about being a team, then partner up with a coworker to learn more about them, design a pair of socks that reflect what we learned, and present it. \u201cThis is so-and-so, their passion is sports.\u201d The person I got really loved running.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I bring home socks\u2026<\/strong> a lot. The company gives us a generous clothing allowance. I never paid attention to my socks or my family\u2019s socks before, and now my older teenager, he gets in trouble from his band director when they have a performance, like, \u201cWhy can\u2019t you just wear a pair of black socks?\u201d I recently gave a pair to my dentist, because I now notice when people aren\u2019t taking advantage of the opportunity to wear something fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My starred Slack channels include\u2026 <\/strong>none.<strong> <\/strong>I can barely figure out how to direct-message my colleagues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My Slack pet peeve is\u2026<\/strong> the dinging, and the tyranny of the urgent that\u2019s not <em>really <\/em>urgent. Part of my job is to focus on strategy and where are we going, and Slack seems to be so short-term. I can accept that it\u2019s perhaps the preferred, generational mode of communication, but I\u2019m not a fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The last thing I do for work before bed is\u2026 <\/strong>check email. I usually stop by 10 p.m. I had to change my phone habits. If we\u2019re sitting in front of the TV [as a family], why are we also on a device <em>and<\/em> having a conversation? The biggest change, though, is not looking at the phone in the morning, at least not until I\u2019m well into my train ride\u2014and then letting go of any guilt I might feel for not being available 24-7. It\u2019s a choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Happy Socks brand is all about spreading joy. 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