Why Mindset Makes The Biggest Difference When It Comes To Career Happiness

On a recent episode of the podcast Armchair Expert, the hosts interviewed Havard organizational psychologist Adam Grant. During the show, Grant explained what your web browser says about you based on a study by economist Michael Houseman. 

A client asked Houseman's consulting firm to figure out why some of their employees stayed at their jobs longer than others. Over time, the study grew to measure other key performance indicators like absences and job performance. Surprisingly, in study after study, the results were the same. 

It all came down to the web browser. 

Houseman found that employees who applied for their position using Firefox or Chrome ended up staying at their jobs about 15 percent longer than those who used Safari or Internet Explorer. He also discovered that Firefox and Chrome users had significantly higher sales, shorter average call times, and were more successful in their positions overall.  

One would think that the discovery of this metric speaks to an employee's tech…