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The happy secret to better work - Shawn Achor

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We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity. (Filmed at TEDxBloomington.)

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What did the seven-year-old Shawn do to avert the possibility of his parents waking up from their nap and finding Amy hurt?

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Shawn convinced Amy that a unicorn would not cry about being hurt

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Shawn used positive psychology to alter the situation and Amy’s perspective on her fall

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Shawn pushed Amy to avoid her getting hit by an imaginary sniper bullet

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Shawn made a deal with Amy that if she didn’t cry, she could pretend to be a unicorn in their game

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