What Is The Happiness Advantage?
This video highlights a new DVD program based on Shawn Achor’s “The Happiness Advantage.” To learn more about the book, please visit: http://www.happinessadvantage.com
The Happiness Advantage
The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
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Our most commonly held formula for success is broken.
Conventional wisdom holds that if we work hard we will be more successful, and if we are more successful, thenwe’ll be happy. If we can just find that great job, win that next promotion, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. But recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology have shown that this formula is actually backward: Happiness fuels success, not the other way around. When we are positive, our brains become more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, resilient, and productive at work. This isn’t just an empty mantra. This discovery has been repeatedly borne out by rigorous research in psychology and neuroscience, management studies, and the bottom lines of organizations around the globe.
This is really right on the money. The idea that happiness is often a choice and that it affects our productivity is key.