1: Is there anything specific we can do to experience more love in our lives?
The science tells us the answer is yes.
Yesterday, we looked at how people with high vagal tone experience more love and connection.
The vagus nerve runs from deep within our brain stem down into our heart and other internal organs.
People with higher vagal tone tend to be “more flexible across a whole … continue reading
1: What do we see when we look into a mirror? Ourselves.
Imagine, though, looking into a mirror and seeing another person.
A moment before, each of us was “doing your own thing—feeling our own emotions, making our own moves, and following our own inclinations,” Barbara Fredrickson writes in her book Love 2.0: Creating Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection,“
“But in this particular moment of connection,” Barbara … continue reading
Each week we are doing a deep dive into a different topic and this week we’ve been looking at some of the key takeaways from Shawn Achor’s The Happiness Advantage. We’ll wrap it up this week by looking at the implications of boosting happiness on workplace culture.
Question: Is it surprising that leaders who cultivate happiness in the workplace also drive overall productivity and success?
Shawn shares the research … continue reading
This week we are looking at insights from Shawn Achor’s terrific book on positive psychology, The Happiness Advantage.
Key takeaway: Happiness is not a mood. Rather, it is something we can work at. Even get better at.
As with many things in life, the first step is awareness. But just being aware of happiness doesn’t make us happier, we have to take action! Shawn reminds us that information … continue reading
So far this week, we’ve learned a couple of key lessons from Shawn Achor’s The Happiness Advantage. First, happiness is more than a feeling; it is an indispensable ingredient of our success. And second: there are some serious benefits to being happy.
Shawn then raises the question: “Well, that’s great for the happy people, Shawn, but what about the rest of us??”
There’s good news here, too. In recent … continue reading
This week we are going to be looking at some of the insights from The Happiness Advantage written by Shawn Achor.
Each year at PCI we have at least one book club where we read and discuss a relevant business or self-development book. The Happiness Advantage was our 2020 selection. These reading/discussion groups have been a key element of our workplace culture at PCI dating back to 1997. The very … continue reading
