Shawn Achor Quotes
Constantly scanning the world for the negative comes with a great cost. It undercuts our creativity, raises our stress levels, and lowers our motivation and ability to accomplish goals.
The contents of the glass don’t matter; what’s more important is to realize there’s a pitcher of water nearby. In other words, we have the capacity to refill the glass, or to change our outlook.
Your brain at positive is 31% more productive than your brain at negative, neutral or stressed.
Habits are like financial capital – forming one today is an investment that will automatically give out returns for years to come.
Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success.
The greatest competitive advantage in our modern economy is a positive and engaged 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.
Happiness is not the belief that we don't need to change; it's the realization that we can.
The best leaders are the ones who show their true colors not during the banner years but during times of struggle.
Most people keep waiting on happiness, putting off happiness until they're successful or until they achieve some goal, which means we limit both happiness and success. That formula doesn't work.
..the more you believe in your own ability to success the more likely it is that you will.
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.
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.
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.
The fastest way to disengage an employee is to tell him his work is meaningful only because of the paycheck.
Research shows you get multiple tasks done faster if you do them one at a time. It also decreases stress and raises happiness.
Study after study shows that happiness precedes important outcomes and indicators of thriving.
You spend money on Internet connection for your employees. Why not spend money on the energy that fuels their brains?
Scientifically, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its finite resources as you process the world.
The idea of investing in the positivity of employees is often low down on companies' priority lists.
Happiness is actually an individual choice, even in the midst of negative circumstances. It's not something our employers can give to us, though they can limit and influence that choice.
As Harvard Business School professor Peter Bregman advises, 'Don't write a book, write a page...Don't expect to be a great manager in your first six months, just try to set expectations well.
Happiness is the joy you feel striving toward your potential
