One of the key learnings from the Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor’s terrific book on positive psychology, involves the dual nature of the brain.  

The newest part of our brain is the pre-frontal cortex or PFC, also known as “the thinker.”  The PFC provides us with the ability to think logically, to make decisions, to plan for future, to regulate our emotions, and to connect with others via our social skills.  For … continue reading

What’s more important? What we do each day? Or, how we think about what we do each day?

The research is clear. How we think about our daily activities, much more so than the activities themselves, defines our reality.

In the Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor shares a 1979 study conducted by Ellen Langer in which a group of 75-year old men spent one week at a retreat center living … continue reading