Shawn Achor
Shawn Achor
Shawn Achor is an American happiness researcher, author, and speaker known for his advocacy of positive psychology. He authored The Happiness Advantage and founded GoodThink,Inc. His TEDxBloomington talk "The Happy Secret to Better Work" is one of the 20-most viewed TED talks...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
CountryUnited States of America
Shawn Achor quotes about
brain why-not fuel
You spend money on Internet connection for your employees. Why not spend money on the energy that fuels their brains?
needs realization belief
Happiness is not the belief that we don't need to change; it's the realization that we can.
leadership motivation skills
When a manager openly expresses his faith in an employee's skill, he doesn't just improve mood and motivation; he actually improves their likelihood of succeeding.
stress done research
Research shows you get multiple tasks done faster if you do them one at a time. It also decreases stress and raises happiness.
successful opportunity glasses
Focusing on the good isn’t just about overcoming our inner grump to see the glass half full. It’s about opening our minds to the ideas and opportunities that will help us be more productive, effective, and successful at work and in life.
block adversity successful
Successful people see adversity as a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block.
positivity rate
Positivity is such a high predicator of success rates.
disease absence
The absence of disease is not health.
powerful belief human-nature
One of the most powerful forces in human nature is our belief that change is possible.
believe ability
..the more you believe in your own ability to success the more likely it is that you will.
powerful effort belief
Beliefs are so powerful because they dictate our efforts and actions.
motivation inspiration average
If we study what is merely average, we will remain merely average.
beautiful mean successful
Success does not mean happiness. Check out any celebrity magazine to look for examples to disabuse you of thinking that being beautiful, successful or rich will make you happy.
meaningful creating people
Happiness is a social creature. If you try to pursue it in a vacuum, it's very difficult to sustain it. But as soon as you get people focused on creating meaningful connections in the midst of their work, or increasing the meaning and depth of their relationships outside of work, we find happiness rising in step with that social connection.