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
letting-go people challenges
When we encounter an unexpected challenge of threat the only way to save ourselves is to hold on tight to the people around us and not let go.
joy way strive
The way we define happiness is the joy you feel striving toward your potential
struggle color years
The best leaders are the ones who show their true colors not during the banner years but during times of struggle.
needs
We not only need to work happy, we need to work at being happy.
jobs teaching opportunity
You can eliminate depression without making someone happy. You can cure anxiety without teaching someone optimism. You can return someone to work without improving their job performance. If all you strive for is diminishing the bad, you'll only attain the average and you'll miss out entirely on the opportunity to exceed the average.
moving butterfly positivity
Each one of us is like that butterfly the Butterfly Effect . And each tiny move toward a more positive mindset can send ripples of positivity through our organizations our families and our communities.
thinking anxiety brain
Happiness is such an incredible advantage in our life. When the human brain is positive, our intelligence rises, we stop diverting resources to think about anxiety.
years giving today
Habits are like financial capital – forming one today is an investment that will automatically give out returns for years to come.
brain modern economy
The greatest competitive advantage in our modern economy is a positive and engaged brain.
success stress successful
We become more successful when we are happier and more positive.
impact decision happiness-and-success
Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success.
struggle reality thinking
So many people are struggling to create happiness while their brain is inundated by noise. If your brain is receiving too much information, it automatically thinks you're under threat and scans the world for the negative first. Because the brain is limited, whatever you attend to first becomes your reality.
quality outcomes mindset
By changing our mindset and habits, we can actually dramatically change the course of life, improve intelligence, productivity, improve the quality of our lives, and improve every single education and business outcome.
brain stressed negative
Your brain at positive is 31% more productive than your brain at negative, neutral or stressed.