The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and Performance at Work
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- Author：Shawn Achor
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Summary
Most people want to be successful in life。 And of course， everyone wants to be happy。 When it comes to the pursuit of success and happiness， most people assume the same formula: if you work hard， you will become successful， and once you become successful， then you'll be happy。 The only problem is that a decade of cutting-edge research in the field of positive psychology has proven that this formula is backwards。 Success does not beget happiness。
Based on the largest study ever conducted on happiness and human potential （a survey conducted by the author of more than 1，600 students）， Harvard lecturer Shawn Achor shares seven core principles of positive psychology that each one of us can use to improve our performance， grow our careers， and gain a competitive edge at work。 He reveals how happiness actually fuels success and performance， not the other way around。 Why？ Because when we are happier and more positive we are more engaged， creative， resilient to stress， and productive。 The Happiness Advantage will appeal to anyone who wants practical advice on how to become happier and also more successful。
Based on the largest study ever conducted on happiness and human potential （a survey conducted by the author of more than 1，600 students）， Harvard lecturer Shawn Achor shares seven core principles of positive psychology that each one of us can use to improve our performance， grow our careers， and gain a competitive edge at work。 He reveals how happiness actually fuels success and performance， not the other way around。 Why？ Because when we are happier and more positive we are more engaged， creative， resilient to stress， and productive。 The Happiness Advantage will appeal to anyone who wants practical advice on how to become happier and also more successful。
Reviews
Patrick Sullivan
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Must， must， MUST read for any human。 Wanna be happy？ It's so easy。 And almost common sense after reading the Seven Principals。 Must， must， MUST read for any human。 Wanna be happy？ It's so easy。 And almost common sense after reading the Seven Principals。 。。。more
Alexander Gil
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Great read and use of psychological studies。 Talks about positive psychology and how being the best you ripples out。 I enjoyed the zorro circles， the Tetris effect， the use of facts and figures。
Jane
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Five stars because I I enjoyed Shawn Achor's writing voice; his personality really shone through the page。 I like the way he split up the chapters， and his anecdotes were hilarious。 There's a lot of helpful tips in here， like making up a "counterfact" when something unfortunate happens， or framing challenges as a way to "fail up。" The part that will stick with me the most is the idea that happy people are more likely to spot opportunities。 Some of the content is geared towards managers/leaders a Five stars because I I enjoyed Shawn Achor's writing voice; his personality really shone through the page。 I like the way he split up the chapters， and his anecdotes were hilarious。 There's a lot of helpful tips in here， like making up a "counterfact" when something unfortunate happens， or framing challenges as a way to "fail up。" The part that will stick with me the most is the idea that happy people are more likely to spot opportunities。 Some of the content is geared towards managers/leaders at work， but even those tips can be helpful to anyone。 I don't necessarily agree that "success" means going up the corporate ladder， but I won't hold it against him because I should've expected it since it is literally in the title。 。。。more
Lorie
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A life-changing， attitude-changing book！ After years of research at Harvard， and research into other respected psychologists （all listed）， Achor shows how seven principles of positive psychology can change not only your work environment but gradually reshape a whole workplace （or family） into greater success in satisfaction， earnings and production。 The changing of a boss or director into a welcoming， appreciating person， rather than a stern whip-master can increase section or company success i A life-changing， attitude-changing book！ After years of research at Harvard， and research into other respected psychologists （all listed）， Achor shows how seven principles of positive psychology can change not only your work environment but gradually reshape a whole workplace （or family） into greater success in satisfaction， earnings and production。 The changing of a boss or director into a welcoming， appreciating person， rather than a stern whip-master can increase section or company success in startlingly massive ways。 And it works in interpersonal relations， too， such as home and social life。 People who practice happiness habits， BECOME happier， and make all those around them happier， too！ It has been tested numerous times， and proven true。 Achor lists the seven principles with explanations。 He has cute， forgettable names for each， such as "the Zorro Circle" and "the Tetris Effect" which do not call to mind the actions or attitudes， so I plan to rename them something more specific and memorable and keep the list on my wall。 Everyone should read this book， especially discouraged and depressed people！ Faking it really can lead to sincerely making it！ 。。。more
Bridget
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First started on Jan 20， 2019 based on a recommendation from my mom。 I struggled to get through it simply because it is someone studying happiness， not experiencing it。 I love his logical approach， but this book lacks the "Eat， Pray， Love" principle - the go out there and explore it yourself element。 First started on Jan 20， 2019 based on a recommendation from my mom。 I struggled to get through it simply because it is someone studying happiness， not experiencing it。 I love his logical approach， but this book lacks the "Eat， Pray， Love" principle - the go out there and explore it yourself element。 。。。more
Christina Ausley
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An excellent analysis of steps we can take to achieve happiness， then success。 Not the other way around。 Easy and quick read but insanely insightful。
Manrique Leal
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El poder del pensamiento positivo llevado a la práctica Un libro que realmente nos da otra dimensión de lo que consideramos como exito。 El poder del pensamiento positivo es cierto， constatado cuando se lleva a la práctica。 Un cambio radical en cómo podemos ver diariamente la vida。 Magnifico libro。
Peter McCambridge
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I enjoyed this。 I listened to it in the mornings， walking home after I dropped the kids at school。 The audio performance is a little strange but it grew on me and ends up being a good fit for the dad jokes and the earnest， well-meaning tone of the book。 It also spent a lot of time in corporate contexts that don't apply to me。 So it wasn't a perfect fit but I'm glad I picked it up。 I enjoyed this。 I listened to it in the mornings， walking home after I dropped the kids at school。 The audio performance is a little strange but it grew on me and ends up being a good fit for the dad jokes and the earnest， well-meaning tone of the book。 It also spent a lot of time in corporate contexts that don't apply to me。 So it wasn't a perfect fit but I'm glad I picked it up。 。。。more
S S
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Superb bookWhether you have read other positive psychology books or not， this book is a must read！！ You will find this book very useful。The author has a highly engaging style and because of this the book is a page turner like a thriller novel。 He has summarized some of the historically famous psychology experiments。 I’m very thankful to have stumbled on this book。
Aileen Gui
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Read if you're in the mood for another quick overview of positive psychology written by a sort of pro corporate TED talker。 Came away with some interesting concepts but overall is a pass if you've followed anything about happiness psychology。 Also， I dared you to count the number of times he mentions Harvard in this book。 Pass。 Read if you're in the mood for another quick overview of positive psychology written by a sort of pro corporate TED talker。 Came away with some interesting concepts but overall is a pass if you've followed anything about happiness psychology。 Also， I dared you to count the number of times he mentions Harvard in this book。 Pass。 。。。more
Mustafa Karagoz
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Oldukca iyi！
Carol
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I loved the first half of this book， the second half was full of things that I have read many times elsewhere。
Stephen
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I don't recall when I listened to this， but it was a good book to go through with a friend from work。 I'm all behind the gains we've made from researching positive psychology。 I'd probably enjoy implementing some of the strategies/principles in this book。 I， of course， promptly ignore/forget much of the good advice。 My life is probably pretty good to be able to do that。 I don't recall when I listened to this， but it was a good book to go through with a friend from work。 I'm all behind the gains we've made from researching positive psychology。 I'd probably enjoy implementing some of the strategies/principles in this book。 I， of course， promptly ignore/forget much of the good advice。 My life is probably pretty good to be able to do that。 。。。more
Alison
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The teachers at our school adopted the Happiness Advantage this year and took a course on it this summer。 I wanted to see what it was about and loved the concept！ My husband is already sick of me saying “in my happiness book…”
Nay
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One of the best books about happiness by combining both theories and practical techniques。 It makes me view happiness from another perspective - How we think about happiness， How we see the reality， How we thought about sucess， and How we behave socially。 Must read， be swallowed and digested。
Tim Titchner
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The author makes a pretty good case for why having a positive mindset can make individuals and groups more successful。 In principle 1， he makes the case that positive and happy people are likely to perform better。 Principle 2 is the idea that the more you believe in yourself and the more you believe you will accomplish， you are more likely to actually achieve it。 In principle 3， the Tetris effect is explained。 When you go about playing Tetris daily， you see everything as rectangles to fit into e The author makes a pretty good case for why having a positive mindset can make individuals and groups more successful。 In principle 1， he makes the case that positive and happy people are likely to perform better。 Principle 2 is the idea that the more you believe in yourself and the more you believe you will accomplish， you are more likely to actually achieve it。 In principle 3， the Tetris effect is explained。 When you go about playing Tetris daily， you see everything as rectangles to fit into every rectangles。 This isn't very helpful in real life， but when you see everything as a positive or an opportunity， success shortly follows。 Principle 4 is falling up， using your obstacles and defeats as catalyst for growth and success。 It takes a positive mindset to see this third option of how to deal with a set back。 Principle 5 is the Zorro effect。 Zorro has to learn how to fight in small circle before he can start swinging from chandeliers fighting many bad guys over a large area。 We， too， must learn to master a small area of our lives at a time moving out progressively。 Principle 6 is all about habits。 Essentially， make bad habits harder to do and good habits easier to do。 Achor uses the example of his desire to start playing his guitar。 Moving it out of the closet onto a guitar stand made it easier to pick it。 The other example he used was moving the batteries to his TV remote control 20 seconds away in the drawer to his night stand， hence the 20 Second Rule。 Principle 7 is the Ripple Effect， which makes the case for positivity breeds positivity。 Overall， the book has many good points， but I have read or heard most of them multiple other places。 It is good information， nonetheless， and probably concepts that need to be continually reinforced。 All in all， it was worth the read。 。。。more
Vinicius Souza
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The idea of the book is great but it is too repetitive。 The author cites studies about the same theme and presents some practices to improve your happiness。 The practices are good but they can be summarized in， roughly， 30 pages。 The rest of the book is the author bragging about yourself and how successful he is。
Jennifer Fann-Tucker
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Great book - helpful in building teams
Mariann
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Kicsit összevissza olvastam én ezt a könyvet， más mellett， meg persze nátha és munkahelyi elfoglaltságok mellett， így kevés agyi energiát tettem bele。Ezért újra fogom olvasni， mert voltak benne AHA élmények， noha a hivatkozott David Coleman Carol Dweck， Martin Seligman kutatásokat lassan már kívülről fújom。 Olyan jó kis kezdő， szintetizáló kötet a pozitív pszichológia témakörében。
Shauna
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It's not very often that I read a self-help book and see eye-to-eye with the author on all aspects。 This book was the exception。 The author was authentic in his presentation which demonstrated that he isn't on a soap box telling people how to be like him， but more so telling people how things really work。 He had sensational data that he delivered with a touch of humor。 He praised and quoted others who had studied this area， addressed how the media and "world" are veering from focusing on happine It's not very often that I read a self-help book and see eye-to-eye with the author on all aspects。 This book was the exception。 The author was authentic in his presentation which demonstrated that he isn't on a soap box telling people how to be like him， but more so telling people how things really work。 He had sensational data that he delivered with a touch of humor。 He praised and quoted others who had studied this area， addressed how the media and "world" are veering from focusing on happiness， and just gave good solid information。 Loved it！ 。。。more
Alexios Shaw
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Read it for work book club。 I think author gets it wrong actually: successful people may or may not be happy; being happy may make you worker better， but could also do the opposite; and it is highly unlikely that his 7 “principles” are among the best guides to becoming happy or successful。 Where he is most wrong is you can have a productive attitude about work and not be happy。 And he cites a few too many studies that probably belong in the dustbin of social science history。 A dated exemplar of Read it for work book club。 I think author gets it wrong actually: successful people may or may not be happy; being happy may make you worker better， but could also do the opposite; and it is highly unlikely that his 7 “principles” are among the best guides to becoming happy or successful。 Where he is most wrong is you can have a productive attitude about work and not be happy。 And he cites a few too many studies that probably belong in the dustbin of social science history。 A dated exemplar of facile 2000s pop psychology with a couple useful nuggets of advice。 。。。more
Mioree
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4⭐️This book impressed me。 The information you find here might overlap with other super popular books on behavior and physiology but it was a particularly enjoyable read。
Rebecca
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Not cheesy， provides some fresh perspective and tangible applications
Michele Perkins
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4。5 rounded up。 Any manger in any field， and HR or Psych professionals or any student should invest in this book for their personal library！！！ As someone who works in HR AND holds a BA in Psych I think this is a very well researched， well needed book for the workplace。 Positive psychology is very important and very needed and can make or brake a work place！ I can go on and on but I'll save you all lol。 4。5 rounded up。 Any manger in any field， and HR or Psych professionals or any student should invest in this book for their personal library！！！ As someone who works in HR AND holds a BA in Psych I think this is a very well researched， well needed book for the workplace。 Positive psychology is very important and very needed and can make or brake a work place！ I can go on and on but I'll save you all lol。 。。。more
Cathryn
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I read this as a library book。 I loved it so much a purchased a copy to keep forever and reread！
Narek Kazarian
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Slightly repetitive at times， but nonetheless has some decent advice for those looking for advantages of being happy and how it even affects those around you。
Christie Bane
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This is a book about the power of positive psychology。 While nothing in it is earth shattering， it’s full of good reminders of choices we can all make and habits we can all cultivate that will lead to greater success in our home and work lives。 It also gives a very accessible and engaging summary of studies done on the subject of positive psychology。 Worth a read for just about everyone。
Clifford Petersen
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Feel good and be at your bestTruly makes you happier as you read it and makes you want to do more to help yourself and others improve。 One of my most recommended reads。
Courtney
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Read as part of Women’s Network Book in an Hour event。 Interesting concepts。
Vanessa
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