Sharing knowledge at Infidea about how important happiness at workplace & everyday life especially while working remotely during pandemic. We present the way how our emotions & productivity are controlled by chemicals in the brain. And how some activities such as exercises can make our life happier

1. Boost Productivity & Mental
Health by Balancing Happiness
Hormones
Dani

2. Why do you need to be happy?
In Life:
● better social life
● balance life
● life decision making
At Work:
● greater satisfaction
● better decision making
● better focus
● avoiding burning out
● more productive

3. but

4. Happiness is the product of complex chemical
reactions in the brain

5. Dopamine - “Reward Hormone”
● completing a task ⇒ satisfaction
● Tasty food ⇒ delicious taste
● Jalan-jalan ⇒ experience
● Game. contoh: Dota 2, Mobile Legends, Free Fire ⇒ fake experience
● Social Media: Instagram, Facebook ⇒ fake experience
Good thing: easier to obtain in the current society
Bad thing: negative activity gives dopamine too

6. Serotonin - “anxiety and
depression reduction”
● exercising
● spending time outdoors
● good night sleep
Good thing: medicine of depression
Bad thing: underrated, people today have less exercise and good night sleep

7. Endorphins - “The painkiller”
● morning run
● martial arts/fighting
good thing: it fights mental pain too (depression)
bad thing: don’t do it in excessive amount

8. Oxytocin - “Bonding Hormone”
● having social life
● Having a baby
● Playing with a cat
● Have meals with loved ones
● Pick up a hobby
● Practice relaxation
● Take weekly massages

9. My (ideal) Happiness
Hormone Management
● just enough of every hormone (avoid excessive dopamine) with strategy:
○ dopamine: focus toward productive tasks & slow reward
■ completing harder tasks
■ reducing fast reward such as social media & gaming
○ serotonin: maximise this hormone in which your body will get tired before reaching excessive serotonin level
■ exercise
■ taking time outside
■ good night sleep/constant amount of sleep each day, 1 hour before sleep, don’t stare on screens
○ endorphin: maximise this hormone in which your body will get tired before reaching excessive serotonin level
■ morning run
○ oxytocin: spend enough time for this
■ playing with baby
■ spending time with family & friends
■ call your best friends

10. My morning run records -
How to stay sane in today workplace
(and pandemic)
Routines:
● 15 minutes morning run
● 2 km morning run
benefits:
● clearer minds
● feels really really good!!!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2020/09/03/4-morning-habits-for-a-highly-productive-work-day/?sh=6204ab52
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15 minutes 2 kilometers

11. Working hours is a dopamine
battle!
● our brain craves dopamine! working
and playing game are both giving us
dopamine but the later gives faster
reward :(
● chilling by opening your phone kills
deep work! needs 15 minutes at least
to start focusing into your tasks.
● 1 hour of deep work is better than 9
hours of spending time in shallow work
● pomodoro method is my best bet into
deep work!
Forest “Pomodoro” App. Free but I
paid for extra tree variations
Deep Work book

12. Conclusion
● Our body and emotion are controlled by complex reaction of chemicals inside
our brain
● balancing these hormone chemicals is necessary
● deep work is essential, avoid distraction, go pomodoro!
● exercise, morning run, and good night sleep are necessary
● don’t forget social life