Best news of the day: working makes you happy + 5 tips to become it

The alarm went off, just a bit too loud. I stepped with my foot into the wrong hole of my ripped jeans, right through the knee again. My hip slipped against the table and now I'm dabbing the coffee from my agenda. It's Monday and guys, I'm really looking forward to it. No joke, I'm the figure that goes to the office as a happy jerk. Even though the weekend could definitely last a day longer sometimes. But what turns out? Working also makes you happy.

Look, that's easy to get up and get to work. Research shows that people who work are happier than people who don't work. I'm not talking about people without a job, but just you and me, at work or at home. Humans are social animals, we thrive on that, which makes our sense of happiness greater in the office garden than on your free Saturday afternoon at home.

And for when you're still lingering a bit when you have to leave the house: five tips to make yourself happier from nine to five.

1. Make friends at work. Pop the cork off the bottle on Friday afternoon, talk about your love and your life, and stay late with colleagues. Take time for each other, because these are the rascals you see almost more often than la familia.

2. Do things well. Logical, you might think now. But if you know that to-do list of fifty items won't get done, write down the twenty-five items you will definitely check off. All extras are a nice bonus. Do write it down by the way, that psychologically feels good to cross off (I think). This way your day feels successful and not failed.

3. Make your dream a goal and make your goal a habit. This can be done with just fifteen minutes a day. Take that time to do something you really want to do.

4. Be needed or feel needed. A pat on the back, feeling good when you've finished something; a person needs appreciation, that's how simply we work. You get it not only from others but also from yourself.

5. Take a relationship with your work. Whistle when you go there, laugh hard at things that happen, take care of what's around you, catch what you can. Fall in love with your colleagues, but take it easy with multiplying.

Yayaya, I'm going to say it: happy Monday y’all.