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Shawn Achor 出版社: Crown Business 副标题: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work 出版年: 2010-9-14 页数: 256 定价: GBP 18.64 装帧: Hardcover ISBN: 9780307591548
Our most commonly held formula for success is broken.
Conventional wisdom holds that if we work hard we will be more successful, and if we are more successful, then we’ll be happy. If we can just find that great job, win that next promotion, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. But recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology have shown that this formu...
Our most commonly held formula for success is broken.
Conventional wisdom holds that if we work hard we will be more successful, and if we are more successful, then we’ll be happy. If we can just find that great job, win that next promotion, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. 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. This isn’t just an empty mantra. This discovery has been repeatedly borne out by rigorous research in psychology and neuroscience, management studies, and the bottom lines of organizations around the globe.
In The Happiness Advantage , Shawn Achor, who spent over a decade living, researching, and lecturing at Harvard University, draws on his own research—including one of the largest studies of happiness and potential at Harvard and others at companies like UBS and KPMG—to fix this broken formula. Using stories and case studies from his work with thousands of Fortune 500 executives in 42 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 that have been tried and tested everywhere from classrooms to boardrooms, stretching from Argentina to Zimbabwe, he shows us how we can capitalize on the Happiness Advantage to improve our performance and maximize our potential. Among the principles he outlines:
•The Tetris Effect: how to retrain our brains to spot patterns of possibility, so we can see—and seize—opportunities wherever we look.
•The Zorro Circle: how to channel our efforts on small, manageable goals, to gain the leverage to gradually conquer bigger and bigger ones.
•Social Investment: how to reap the dividends of investing in one of the greatest predictors of success and happiness—our social support network
A must-read for everyone trying to excel in a world of increasing workloads, stress, and negativity, The Happiness Advantage isn’t only about how to become happier at work. It’s about how to reap the benefits of a happier and more positive mind-set to achieve the extraordinary in our work and in our lives.
作者简介
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Shawn Achor, a member of Oprah's SuperSoul 100, is the winner of over a dozen distinguished teaching awards at Harvard University, where he delivered lectures on positive psychology in the most popular class at Harvard. Shawn has become one of the world's leading expert on the connection between happiness and success. His research on happiness made the cover of Harvard Business...
Shawn Achor, a member of Oprah's SuperSoul 100, is the winner of over a dozen distinguished teaching awards at Harvard University, where he delivered lectures on positive psychology in the most popular class at Harvard. Shawn has become one of the world's leading expert on the connection between happiness and success. His research on happiness made the cover of Harvard Business Review, his TED talk is one of the most popular all time with over 4 million views, and his lecture airing on PBS has been seen by millions. Shawn teaches for the Advanced Management Program at Wharton Business School, and collaborates on research with Yale and Columbia University.
In 2007, Shawn founded Good Think to share his research with the world. Subsequently, Shawn has lectured or researched in 51 countries, speaking to CEOs in China, school children in South Africa, doctors in Dubai, and farmers in Zimbabwe. He has spoken to the Royal Family in Abu Dhabi, doctors at St. Jude Children's Hospital, and worked with the U.S. Department of Health to promote happiness. In 2012, Shawn helped lead the Everyday Matters campaign with the National MS Society and Genzyme to show how happiness remains a choice for those struggling with a chronic illness.
Shawn graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and earned a Masters degree from Harvard Divinity School in Christian and Buddhist ethics. For seven years, Shawn also served as an Officer of Harvard, living in Harvard Yard and counseling students through the stresses of their first year. Though he now travels extensively for his work, Shawn continues to conduct original psychology research on happiness and organizational achievement in collaboration with Yale University and the Institute for Applied Positive Research.
"多亏前沿的科学研究，我们现在认识到，快乐是成功的先锋，而不仅仅是结果；快乐和乐观实际上能提高业绩和成就，让我们获得竞争优势，我称之为“快乐优势”。 Thanks to this cutting-edge science, we now know that happiness is the precursor to success, not merely the...
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"多亏前沿的科学研究，我们现在认识到，快乐是成功的先锋，而不仅仅是结果；快乐和乐观实际上能提高业绩和成就，让我们获得竞争优势，我称之为“快乐优势”。 Thanks to this cutting-edge science, we now know that happiness is the precursor to success, not merely the...
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3 有用 Sheryl 2015-08-10 16:15:08
核心思想就是快乐能激发人更大潜能，工作更有效率，应该给老板们多看看。每个人向内也该反省心态。
0 有用 sentimental DH 2022-06-11 16:09:00
无知是福
2 有用 nyng 2014-12-09 06:14:46
作者的TED演讲是20个the most popular TED talks之一。对我来说，“20秒规则”这一章可以说是醍醐灌顶，光这一章就值回整本书了！
0 有用 爱丽丝盗梦空间 2020-08-02 12:09:27
3.5。读完以后神奇地发现自己是一个乐观快乐的人？哈哈，一直以为自己很悲观。作者的ted talk很不错，看过之后一直心心念念要看这本书。一开始头几章挺失望的，全是耳熟能详的大道理，中间之后才开始听到新东西（后来想想大概是哈佛幸福学太出名，太多公众号看了开头就都写自己号里了？）越看到后面越觉得很符合自己的价值观，感觉自己的很多想法得到了“科学”的认可。也有冲动想要follow 那些principl... 3.5。读完以后神奇地发现自己是一个乐观快乐的人？哈哈，一直以为自己很悲观。作者的ted talk很不错，看过之后一直心心念念要看这本书。一开始头几章挺失望的，全是耳熟能详的大道理，中间之后才开始听到新东西（后来想想大概是哈佛幸福学太出名，太多公众号看了开头就都写自己号里了？）越看到后面越觉得很符合自己的价值观，感觉自己的很多想法得到了“科学”的认可。也有冲动想要follow 那些principles。看完以后还觉得很幸运很感恩，因为自己身边已经围绕了许多幸福快乐的因素。最后希望我和我爱的人，过好生活，天天开心。 (展开)
0 有用 savagett 2019-04-16 22:03:48
easy read (listen) 很多都是老生常談，總的來說社交很重要，positive psychology 也很重要。
0 有用 松下野果🌈 2024-09-27 13:05:22 新西兰
番茄工作法的佐罗圈，积极pattern seeking的俄罗斯方块学，fail up，支点杠杆，以及20秒原理，social investment，以及感恩练习，多给予 少索取。
2 有用 姜小白 2022-09-24 08:13:43 美国
无论是作者还是Tal Ben-Shahar本尊到豆瓣来，其研究都会被批评岁月静好，但他们的读者却能享受他们的观点。这也正是阅读的魅力，即便在cynical的氛围下，作者跟读者依然能维持得体的交锋与启发，能避开噪音。此书虽然很多论点、实验、数据都跟Happier重复，但视角拉开，传统心理学注重研究人为什么不开心，抑郁、压抑、各种精神病，找寻让病人康复的路径；积极心理学是聚焦于人为什么会快乐，幸福、平... 无论是作者还是Tal Ben-Shahar本尊到豆瓣来，其研究都会被批评岁月静好，但他们的读者却能享受他们的观点。这也正是阅读的魅力，即便在cynical的氛围下，作者跟读者依然能维持得体的交锋与启发，能避开噪音。此书虽然很多论点、实验、数据都跟Happier重复，但视角拉开，传统心理学注重研究人为什么不开心，抑郁、压抑、各种精神病，找寻让病人康复的路径；积极心理学是聚焦于人为什么会快乐，幸福、平静，找寻让人happier的门径。人跟人之间，互相能讲道理要有一个前提，互相都明白其讨论的问题，否则都是鸡同鸭讲。积极心理学本身并不会让人快乐，知道跟行动的沟壑依然需要反复练习，成人或许不再需要被教育，却始终需要被提醒。打算把书中所提及的关于happiness的七八本书依次读一下。 (展开)
0 有用 sentimental DH 2022-06-11 16:09:00
无知是福
0 有用 La Vie d'Adèle 2022-03-16 15:47:18
值得推广的两个神经科学基础概念：神经可塑性（neuroplasticity），髓鞘形成（myelination）。
0 有用 xiaoxingxing 2022-01-02 17:21:13
用Growth mindset来看待挫折，挫折也是机遇