As 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.
Shawn AchorWhen we encounter an unexpected challenge of threat the only way to save ourselves is to hold on tight to the people around us and not let go.
Shawn AchorThe fastest way to disengage an employee is to tell him his work is meaningful only because of the paycheck.
Shawn AchorFor two minutes a day, think of one positive experience that's occurred during the past 24 hours. Bullet point each detail you can remember. It works, because the brain can't tell the difference between visualization and actual experience. So you've just doubled the most meaningful experience in your brain.
Shawn Achor