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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 Shawn Achor discover in his eight years counseling students at Harvard?

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Freshmen thrived psychologically, in large part due to the happiness they felt at being accepted to such a prestigious institution

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Shortly after beginning their academic careers at Harvard, freshmen began to have a negative focus and lost their initial happiness of getting into the school

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Harvard students were focused on their philosophies and maintained positive outlooks throughout their four years as undergraduates

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The happiness of Harvard students was in direct relation to how difficult it had been for them to be accepted to the school

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