A series of experiments conducted at Princeton and Harvard universities shows that thinking fast can make you happier. It doesn't seem to matter what you think about as long as you think about it fast. Apparently, we're wired to be mentally challenged. So why are so many people trying to get thru life without thinking at all? I hear so many people talk about how much it hurts to think.

Perhaps that's why the people who work with me at our Indianapolis small business computer consulting company are happy in the midst of ever-changing challenges. We can't get thru a day without doing some very quick thinking. Most of the time that we interact with our computer outsourcing customers, they need an answer right away. Even those who earn their living by researching the answers to complex questions expect us to have all of the answers at the tip of our tongue. Oftentimes we do, which perpetuates the myth that every computer geek can run Jurasic Park after looking at the screen for a few minutes.

Nonetheless, we are a happy bunch, even when our circumstances seem to dictate that our attitude should be less cheery. Its one of the joys of coming to work. The quick thinking nature of our jobs helps to keep us happy.