The Happiness Advantage

Shawn Achor is an American happiness researcher, author, and speaker. He is the CEO of Good Think Inc., a company that researches and teaches positive psychology.

Achor’s TED talk, “The Happy Secret to Better Work”, is one of the most popular TED talks of all time. In it, Achor argues that our current focus on what is wrong with the world is preventing us from seeing what is right with it.

Achor’s book, The Happiness Advantage, is based on his research and provides practical advice for how to increase happiness and success.

Achor has a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.A. from UPenn.

There is no specific series of work that will be written for this course. However, students will be expected to write several papers throughout the semester. These papers will focus on the topics covered in class and will require students to use the knowledge they have acquired to critically analyze the material.

The Happiness Advantage is a book by Shawn Achor that explores the idea that happiness leads to success, not the other way around. The book includes research and stories that show how happiness can boost productivity, creativity, and even earnings.

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