Happiness is actually an individual choice, even in the midst of negative circumstances. It's not something our employers can give to us, though they can limit and influence that choice.
Shawn AchorFocusing on the good isnโt just about overcoming our inner grump to see the glass half full. Itโs about opening our minds to the ideas and opportunities that will help us be more productive, effective, and successful at work and in life.
Shawn AchorThe idea of investing in the positivity of employees is often low down on companies' priority lists.
Shawn AchorAs we got more interested in time management and productivity, we lost the individual, and with that individual loss, we lost happiness as well. So I think the world has actually been malnourished as we've focused so much on productivity and ignored happiness and meaning to our own detriment.
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