Shawn Achor
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LIVE HAPPY: 4 Ways to Stop Work Stress From Following You Home
4 Ways to Stop Work Stress From Following You Home Live Happy, Shawn Achor & Michelle Gielan August 20, 2017 Create a protective culture at home to relax and refresh in your off hours. While work stress might start at work, let’s admit that it never stays there. Companies demand…
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SUCCESS: Why Your Free Time Is So Draining
Why Your Free Time Is So Draining Success Magazine, Shawn Achor August 18, 2017 As Cathy sits tethered to her desk on Tuesday, she daydreams about the upcoming Saturday and all of its possibilities. She wants to go biking on the trail by her house, join in a pickup soccer game…
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SUCCESS: How to Foster Social Connections at Work
How to Foster Social Connections at Work Success Magazine, Shawn Achor July 12 2017 If you’re a leader, you not only have the power to strengthen your own connections, but to foster a work environment that values, instead of hinders, social investment. For example, when new…
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LIVE HAPPY: 60 Seconds to Happiness
60 Seconds to Happiness Live Happy, Michelle Gielan + Shawn Achor May 21, 2017 Use social media to enhance relationships and well-being with these expert tips. Vin called in during the taping of my new radio series, 60 Seconds to Happiness. His problem: He feels jealous each…
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SUCCESS MAGAZINE: To Be Successful, Make Time for Your Relationships
To Be Successful, Make Time for Your Relationships Success Magazine, Shawn Achor May 19 2017 As I saw when the economy crumbled, sometimes it takes a crisis to teach us the importance of social investment. In a front-page story on this phenomenon, the Washington Post reported a…
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LIVE HAPPY: Are You a Phone Snubber?
Are You a Phone Snubber? Live Happy, Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan April 18, 2017 Handle tech distractions so they don’t harm your relationships. It’s annoying, and we’re both guilty of it. It’s one of the prime ways we—as married happiness researchers—make each other…
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SUCCESS MAGAZINE: Yes, Your Smile Really is Contagious
Yes, Your Smile Really is Contagious Success Magazine, Shawn Achor April 13, 2017 I begin most of my lectures by asking the audience to break up into pairs. Then I say this: “Over the course of your life, you have excelled in part because of your impressive self-discipline. I…
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SUCCESS MAGAZINE: You Have Enormous Potential
You Have Enormous Potential Success Magazine, Shawn Achor March 15, 2017 What is the longest sequence of numbers a person can remember? How tall can a human being grow? How long can a person live? The Guinness World Records book lists many of the greatest records set and the…
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HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: Resilience is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure
Resilience is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure Harvard Business Review, Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan June 24, 2016 As constant travelers and parents of a 2-year-old, we sometimes fantasize about how much work we can do when one of us gets on a plane, undistracted by…