The Happiness Advantage
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The Happiness Advantage

The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and Performance at Work

Shawn Achor • Crown • 2010
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Using seven tenets of positive psychology can improve your happiness, success and performance.

Achor urges you to become more positive and consciously grateful for good moments. Notice when you default to a negative view, and turn to these seven principles to lift your spirits and restore your optimism. “When our brains constantly scan for and focus on the positive,” the author writes, “we profit from three of the most important tools available to us: happiness, gratitude and optimism.”

1. “The Happiness Advantage” – Happiness begets success.

Achor explains that psychologists traditionally concluded that successful people were happy because of their success. In fact, he stresses, happiness is the precursor to success. Having a positive mind-set brings you substantial benefits as compared to having a negative attitude. 

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    O. S. 4 years ago
    Good, really good presentation!
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    A. J. 4 years ago
    Good presentation.
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    T. M. 5 years ago
    I like how he mentions that we need to see our impact in our life. Many times we try to pass the trophy to someone else, but we often need a trophy or two to feel like we're making a difference.