Год выпуска: 2010 Автор: Shawn Achor Издательство: Random House Audio Страниц: ISBN: 978-0-3077-4934-5
Описание
Conventional wisdom holds that if we work hard, we will be more successful, and if we are more successful, then we'll be happy. But recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology have shown that this formula is actually backward: Happiness fuels success, not the other way around. When we are positive, our brains become more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, resilient, and productive at work. In The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor draws on his own research - including one of the largest studies of happiness and potential at Harvard University - to fix this broken formula. Using stories and case studies from his work with thousands of Fortune 500 executives in forty-two countries, Achor explains how we can reprogram our brains to become more positive in order to gain a competitive edge at work. Isolating seven practical, actionable principles, Achor shows us how we can capitalize on the Happiness Advantage to improve our performance and maximize our...
