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The joy of work

05/03/2021 GMT

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How to work your way to happiness, and break that daily grind

How to work your way to happiness, and break that daily grind.

New York rat-catcher James Molluso has been dealing with vermin since he was a teenager. The pay isn't brilliant, the hours are long and the chemicals are toxic. So why does he love his job so much? We hear from John Bowe, who recounts surprising tales of happiness from his years interviewing crime scene cleaners, lawyers and taxidermists in the book Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs. And with Covid-19 blurring the lines between work and home life, Laurie Santos, professor of Psychology at Yale University, tells us what we can all do to break the daily grind.

Photo: Stock photo of a businessman holding a picture of a happy face (Credit: Getty).

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