By Gabe Abshire, an EO Dallas member and CEO, Utility Concierge

Sometimes, there’s too much hard work at work. Getting things done is crucial in a functional business, but there’s another side to the productivity coin that’s too often ignored.

I’m talking about fun. People aren’t machines, we’re dynamic creatures with incredible creative potential. However, if we’re stuck in an environment where nothing unusual ever happens and we’re expected to sit still for hours on end and be ceaselessly productive, something weird happens—productivity actually plummets.