The Harvard Way to Be Happy: The most popular course at the best university in the world

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You don't have to be successful to be happy, but you need to be happy to be successful Popular wisdom says that if we work hard we will succeed, and if we succeed then we can be happy. If we could find that dream job, get one more promotion, lose those ten pounds, happiness would follow. But recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology have shown that this formula actually works the other way around: it's happiness that drives success, not the other way around. When we are positive, our brain becomes more engaged, becomes more creative, motivated, energized and productive at work. This is not a simple empty mantra. The finding has been proven repeatedly by rigorous research in the fields of psychology and neuroscience, management studies and financial results of organizations around the world. This book doesn't just discuss how to be happier, it tries to teach us how to reap the rewards of a more positive mental attitude that provides extraordinary effects in our work and in our lives, being mandatory reading for all those who seek excellence in a world where the workload, stress and negativism are increasing. “Shawn Achor is fun, aware of his limitations and easily knocks down my old ideas about this field of knowledge.” Boston Globe “Shawn bases his training sessions on a growing body of research in the area of positive psychology, which emphasizes resilience and positive attitudes.” Wall Street Journal.