工作差不多佔用了你一生三分之一的時間，所以工作開心是非常重要的。你的工作環境讓你快樂嗎？快來測試一下吧！
I just read a fascinating book, The Levity Effect, by Adrian Gostick and Scott Christopher. It’s about how “levity” can transform the workplace. They make a powerful case for why levity is an extremely effective tool for helping people to work better. 剛讀了一本引人入勝的書《The Levity Effect》（《“輕佻”效應》），作者是Adrian Gostick和 Scott Christopher。這本書講述了“輕佻”是如何改變辦公場所的。兩位作者爲輕佻胡鬧在幫助人們更好的工作方面提出了強有力的支援。
Now, you might be thinking, as I did, “Levity would sure be tough for me, I’m not particularly funny, and I’m not particularly outgoing.” 現在，也許你和我一樣也認爲：“‘輕佻’對我而言肯定很難做到，我不是特別幽默的人，我也不是很外向。”
But what the authors mean by “levity” is really a sense of “lightness.”
但是，這裏作者對“輕佻”定義其實是一種心情“輕鬆”的感覺。
Ah, I thought, I’m trying! The Ninth of my Twelve Commandments is “Lighten up”. When I posted sticky notes with key phrases all around my office and apartment, the one I put in the master bathroom read, “Tender and light-hearted.”
Gostick and Christopher include a quiz about workplace levity. Looking at it, I realized that most of my workplaces included these elements, which I’m sure contributed to the positive experience I had everywhere (except for the summer I worked as a waitress at Dos Hombres Mexican restaurant -- zoikes, I did not like that job).
For example, I’d assumed that the atmosphere around the Supreme Court would be serious, thoughtful, and grand. And it was. But in her chambers, Justice O’Connor incorporated certain goofy aspects that made it a lot of fun, too. Each Halloween, she required her clerks to decorate elaborate pumpkins, and birthday celebrations were always a big deal, and she took the clerks on a yearly outing (we went fishing). And that sort of thing really made a difference.
How does your workplace measure up? Take Gostick and Christopher’s quiz:
相比之下你的辦公場所是怎樣的`呢？請做一做作者們給出的小測驗吧：
New employees are made to feel welcome 新員工感覺受到了歡迎
Meetings are positive and light 開會時氣氛積極、輕鬆
We have fun activities at least once a month 每月至少有一次娛樂活動
It’s common to hear people laughing around here時常笑聲不斷
I can be myself at work 工作中我能展現自我本色
We have a lot of celebrations for special events 遇上特別事件我們有許多慶祝
When brainstorming, we like to have fun 集體研討時我們喜歡開玩笑
My boss is usually optimistic and smiling老闆積極、面帶微笑
Customers would call us fun to do business with 客戶們都說和我們合作心情愉快
I have a friend at work who makes me laugh 上班時我有一位讓我大笑的朋友
We have a good time together 在一起的時候是美好時光
It occurs to me that this is a good list for home, too; I just need to substitute a few words. I’ve been working hard to be a more light-hearted parent and spouse, and these are helpful points to keep in mind.