Author: Ryan Morris / Source: Good News Network
The Lesson: There is not a significant correlation between personal accomplishment and happiness – in fact, accomplishment often creates new stressors that result in discontentment, as it creates new goals that need to be accomplished in turn. Shawn Achor, however, examines how an incorrect system – one in which happiness is predicated on achievement – can be inverted so that when happiness, not accomplishment, is the primary focus, accomplishment naturally follows.
Notable Excerpt: “Most people follow the formula, which is if you work harder, you’re going to be successful. ‘As soon as you achieve these goals, think how happy you’re going to be’ – think how often we do that. ‘As soon as I…
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