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Shawn Achor: A boldog titok a jobb munkához

Úgy hisszük, hogy azért kell dolgoznunk, hogy boldogok legyünk, de lehetséges-e, hogy fordítva van? Ebben a pergő és szórakoztató előadásban a TEDxBloomingtonon Shawn Achor pszichológus amellett érvel, hogy valójában a boldogság növeli a produktivitást.

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Úgy hisszük, hogy azért kell dolgoznunk, hogy boldogok legyünk, de lehetséges-e, hogy fordítva van? Ebben a pergő és szórakoztató előadásban a TEDxBloomingtonon Shawn Achor pszichológus amellett érvel, hogy valójában a boldogság növeli a produktivitást.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxBloomington, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Read more about TEDx.

Join the happiness movement.

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Shawn Achor is the CEO of Good Think Inc., where he researches and teaches about positive psychology.

Shawn Achor | Crown Business, 2013 | Book

Before Happiness

The follow-up to my previous book, The Happiness Advantage, this book includes the five essential elements we all need to develop a positive mindset for change.

Belle Beth Cooper | The Huffington Post, November 11, 2013 | Article

10 Simple Things You Can Do Today That Will Make You Happier, Backed by Science

A great article on how to bring happiness to life.

Shawn Achor | Harvard Business Review, January/February 2012 | Article

Positive Intelligence

This article made the cover of the HBR and showed that happiness provides a competitive advantage.

Laura Shin | Forbes, November 30, 2013 | Article

How To Be More Productive and Happier During Times of Stress

A good article summarizing new findings on happiness.

Tal Ben-Shahar | McGraw-Hill, 2007 | Book

Happier

This is a very accessible book written by the Harvard lecturer who turned me on to positive psychology.

Martin E. P. Seligman | Vintage, 2006 | Book

Learned Optimism

The book and the author that launched positive psychology.

Adam M. Grant | Penguin Books, 2014 | Book

Give and Take

This Wharton professor shows how giving at work can lead to greater happiness and success.

Daniel H. Pink | Riverhead Books, 2011 | Book

Drive

A good book to read in conjunction with The Happiness Advantage to create more successful companies. Pink has a great TED Talk, too — The puzzle of motivation.

Tom Rath | Missionday, 2013 | Book

Eat Move Sleep

Chock full of research findings on how to live a better life.

Alia J. Crum, et al. | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, April 2013 | Article

Rethinking stress: The role of mindsets in determining the stress response

Requires an academic connection, but useful.

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