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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. This title reveals how happiness actually fuels success and performance, not the other way around.

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Traditional psychology tells us that success makes us happy. Discover why this isn't true and what steps you can take to really become successful and happierMost 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.

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Subtitled, The Seven Principles Of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success & Performance At Work. Achor explains how to be happier and more successful.

Author Biography

Shawn Achor is a lecturer at Harvard University, where he has studied with pioneers in the field of positive psychology. He is the co-designer of Harvard's 'Happiness' course, one of the most popular in Harvard history. He is also the founder and CEO of Aspirant, a research and consulting firm that uses positive psychology to enhance individual achievement and cultivate a more productive workplace. Its clients include American Express, KPMG, Microsoft, and UBS. He gives more than 150 lectures a year on the science of happiness and human potential, which have been covered in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and NPR.

Review

Achor transports us to his virtual classroom, a journey along which we glean the seven secrets of happiness. "The Happiness Advantage "reveals the most important discoveries coming out of modern psychology. -- Rom Brafman, bestselling co-author of "Sway" and "Click"Shawn Achor is funny, self-deprecating, and devastating to my notions of what his field is all about.... I'm butter to his knife. * The Boston Globe *Achor bases his training on a burgeoning body of research on the positive psychology movement, which emphasizes instilling resiliency and positive attitudes.... * Wall Street Journal *

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Traditional psychology tells us that success makes us happy. Discover why this isn't true and what steps you can take to really become successful and happier

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Achor transports us to his virtual classroom, a journey along which we glean the seven secrets of happiness. "The Happiness Advantage "reveals the most important discoveries coming out of modern psychology.

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Achor transports us to his virtual classroom, a journey along which we glean the seven secrets of happiness. "The Happiness Advantage "reveals the most important discoveries coming out of modern psychology.

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Traditional psychology tells us that success makes us happy. Discover why this isn't true and what steps you can take to really become successful and happier

Details ISBN0753539470 Author Shawn Achor Year 2011 ISBN-10 0753539470 ISBN-13 9780753539477 Format Paperback Publication Date 2011-09-01 Imprint Virgin Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 158.1 Media Book Illustrations 1 Illustrations Pages 256 Short Title HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE Language English Series Virgin Books Publisher Ebury Publishing Subtitle The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and Performance at Work UK Release Date 2011-09-01 AU Release Date 2011-09-01 NZ Release Date 2011-09-01 Narrator Llewella Gideon Translator Thomas Cleary Affiliation Professor of Criminology, University of Manchester Position Professor of Criminology Qualifications PhD Audience General Alternative 9781448112616 We've got this

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