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　　标题：NRAVELINGTHESURPRISINGRELATIONSHIPBETWEENMOODANDPRODUCTIVITY
　　source：fastcompany丨byMICHAELGROTHAUS
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　　Muchofwhatwedealwithinlifeisshapedbyourmindset。
　　ThereisaquoteIlovethatsays，Lifeis10whathappenstoyouand90howyoureacttoit。Ivefoundthattobetrue：AnythingofsignificanceI’veaccomplishedinmylifehas，atleastinpart，beenduetotheattitudeI’veheld，evenwhentherewerenegativefactorsworkingagainstmethatwereoutsidemycontrol。
　　Yetwhileourattitudeisastateofmindwecancontrol，thereisanasequallypowerful，andseeminglyuncontrollable，statethatcanhavefarmoreswayonourabilitytorespondtoandworkthroughsituationsourmood。Unlikeattitude，whichisachoice，moodisafarmorecomplexthing。
　　Moodcomprisestwofactorsthataretypicallyreferredtoaspositiveandnegativeaffect，saysSophievonStumm，seniorlecturerinpsychologyatGoldsmiths，UniversityofLondon。Positiveaffectreferstofeelingalertandenthusiastic，andnegativeaffectdescribesexperiencingdistress，anxiety，andevendepressedmoods。
　　Fromabiologicalperspective，weknowthebrainstructuresandneurotransmittersthatareinvolvedinmood，butverylittleisknownaboutthegeneticoriginoffluctuationsinmood，saysVonStumm。Toaddtothecomplexityofhowourmoodoriginates，ourmoodstatesalsoseemtobecloselyassociatedwithourindividualpersonalitytraits。
　　Ourmoodfluctuatestoagreaterextentthanourpersonalitydoes，buthowmuchandinwhatwayourmoodfluctuatesisafunctionofourpersonality，saysVonStumm。Forexample，peoplewhoscorehighonneuroticism，apersonalitytraitthatreferstothetendencytoexperienceanxietyanddepression，tendtoexperiencemoreoftennegativeaffectstates。Thatis，theyareemotionallylesss（morefluctuations）。
　　THEPOWEROFABADMOOD
　　Duetoitscomplexnatureandbiologicalandsituationalorigins，moodsthatdipintothenegativeaffectstatescanhaveapowerfulswayoverusinspiteofanyattemptstofightagainstitbykeepingagoodattitude。
　　Alargebodyofempiricalevidencehasshownthatnegativeaffectdepressedandanxiousmoodisassociatedwithreducedcognitiveperformanceandlowercognitiveflexibility，saysVonStumm。Inotherwords，ifyou’refeelingmoodyatwork，nomatterhowdeterminedyouaretogetthejobdone，yourproductivityandcreativitywillsuffer。
　　Thequestionis，byhowmuch？Andaretheircertaindaysortimeswhereworkersaremorelikelytobeinanegativemood？Thatissomethingresearchersdon’tknowyet，butfindingouttheanswerhasthepotentialtosaveemployersbillionsbyimplementingworkplacepoliciesandprogramsthatenablethemandtheiremployeestobestcopewithandrespondtonegativemoods，whichcouldresultinnotonlyahappierworkforce，butamoreproductiveoneaswell。
　　Unfortunately，manyofthelimitedfindingsaboutmoodandproductivitycomefromstudiesinvolvingclinicallydepressedpatients。Fewdealwiththerelationshipbetweencognitiveperformanceandmoodchangeswithinthenormal，nonclinicalrange，saysVonStumm。Andeventhosestudiesthatdidwerehamperedbytheveryassessmentofthesubject’smood。Afterall，bringingsomeoneintoalabsettingtoaskthemhowtheyfeelissuretoputtheminaworsemood，becausetheirvaluabletimeisbeingtakenawayfromtheworktheyneedtodo。
　　THEAPPTHATACCESSESMOODANDPRODUCTIVITY
　　That’swhysheandherteamatTheHungryMindLabteamedupwiththespecializedpsychologicaltestingdevelopersPSYTtocreatemooQ，aniPhoneappthatrepeatedlyassessespeople’smoodandbrainpoweronthego。Iwantedtostudytherelationshipbetweenmoodandbrainpower，andIrealizedquicklythatIhadtofirstsolvetheproblemofassessingmoodwithoutalteringit，saysVonStumm。
　　TheauthorsmoodandproductivitymooQchart。
　　Usersoftheappareaskedtotakeashortsurveymultipletimesadayaskingabouttheircurrentmood。Thenthesurveyisfollowedupbyaseriesofshortmemorybasednumericquizzes。Thebettertheuserdoes，themoreproductivetheyare。Chartsarethendisplayedthatshowtheusertheirproductivitylevelsovertime，andbaseduponwhatkindofmoodtheywerein。
　　InusingmooQforaweek，Icouldeasilyseehowmuchmyproductivity，particularlyintheareasofworkingmemoryandprocessingspeed，werehinderedwhenIwasinabadmood。Thishelpedmeidentifyparticulartimeswhereperhapsitwasntmostoptimalformetobeworkingonsomethingthatneedsmyfullattention。
　　Inturn，VonStumm’steamwillusemyanonymizeddata，alongwithmooQ’s17，000plusotheruserstoanswerthequestion，Areourbrainsreallybetteronsomedaysthanonothers？Andthatanswercouldhelpboostproductivityineveryofficeinthecountry。Forexample，ifmooQ’sdatashowsthatmostemployeesareinabadmoodat3pmonaMonday，thenemployerswouldknownottoschedulebrainstormingsessionsforthattime。
　　VonStumm’steamwon’tbecrunchingthenumbersuntillaterthisyear，soyoustillhavetimetocontributeyourmooddatathroughthefreemooQapp。Shealsoacknowledgesthatthereisstillstigmaandfeararoundmooddisorders，whichmeanssomecouldbeconcernedaboutwhattheappwillrevealabouttheirmentalstate。ButVonStummsaysfluctuatingmoodsaren’tgenerallycauseforconcern。
　　Moodchangesareabsolutelynormalandhealthy，saysVonStumm。Thetwoparametersthatcanindicateabnormalchangesinmoodarethefrequencyandextentofmoodchanges，forexample，whenpeoplegofrombeingontopoftheworldoneminute，todowninthedumpsthenext。Depressionisinfactknownas‘mooddisorder，’becauseitischaracterizedbyconstantlowmood，thatis，anextremechangetowardsnegativeaffect。
　　VonStummalsostressesthatpeopledon’tneedtowaitforherteam’sdatatostarttakingchargeoftheirownmoods。Herearethreesimplestepsshesaysanyonecantaketomakethemostofthemoodtheyarein：
　　Ifyouareinabadmood，smile。Researchhasshownthatifpeoplesmile，evenifit’sforcefullyandnotsupportedbyanemotionalexperienceatfirst，theirmoodwillimprove，saysVonStumm。Also，smilingwillmakeyoumorelikable，andsmilingwillmakeyourvoicesoundmoreappealing。
　　Ifyouareinagoodmood，work。Althoughthefindingsontherelationshipbetweenmoodandcognitiveperformancearetodatefragmentaryandsomewhatinconsistent，preliminaryempiricalevidencesuggeststhatourbrainsworkfasterattimeswhenweexperiencemorepositiveaffect。Sonexttimeyouareinhighspirits，don’theadtotheparkorpubwithyourfriends，buttacklethatworkprojectortextbookthatusuallyseemstoohardtotakeon。
　　Ifyougofromhightolowinminutes，stopandtakeabreak。Frequentandextrememoodswingsareearlysignsforpsychologicalimbalancethatoftenresultsfrompoorsleepduetostress，notesVonStumm。It’seasiersaidthandone，butwhenyounoticeyourmoodbecominguns，takeastepback，trytoidentifythesourceofstress，andeliminateit。Sometimesit’senoughtobecomeawarethatasituationisstressfulforustofindourbalanceagain。