That’s one of the more surprising facts Shawn Achor shares in his terrific book on positive psychology, The Happiness Advantage.

Knowing the right thing and doing the right thing are… two different things.

Aristotle tells us: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

So, how do we create good habits?

One strategy involves what Shawn refers to as “activation energy.”  The key … continue reading