The happy secret to better work - Shawn Achor
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when I was 7 years old and my sister was
when I was 7 years old and my sister was
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just 5 years old we were playing on top
just 5 years old we were playing on top
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of a bunk bed I was 2 years older than
of a bunk bed I was 2 years older than
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my sister at the time I mean I'm 2 years
my sister at the time I mean I'm 2 years
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older than her now but at the at the
older than her now but at the at the
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time that meant she had to do everything
time that meant she had to do everything
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that I wanted to do and I wanted to play
that I wanted to do and I wanted to play
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war so we were up on top of our bunk
war so we were up on top of our bunk
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beds and on one side of the bunk bed I
beds and on one side of the bunk bed I
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had put out all my GI Joe soldiers and
had put out all my GI Joe soldiers and
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weaponry and on the other side were all
weaponry and on the other side were all
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my sisters Milo and ponies and ready for
my sisters Milo and ponies and ready for
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a Calvary charge there are different
a Calvary charge there are different
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accounts of what actually happened that
accounts of what actually happened that
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afternoon but since my sister is not
afternoon but since my sister is not
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here with us today um let me tell you
here with us today um let me tell you
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the true
the true
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story which is my sister is a little bit
story which is my sister is a little bit
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on the clumsy side and somehow without
on the clumsy side and somehow without
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any help or push from her older brother
any help or push from her older brother
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at all suddenly Amy disappeared off of
at all suddenly Amy disappeared off of
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the top of the bunk bed and landed with
the top of the bunk bed and landed with
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a crashed on the floor and I nervously
a crashed on the floor and I nervously
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peered over the side of the bed to see
peered over the side of the bed to see
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what had befallen my Fallen sister and
what had befallen my Fallen sister and
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saw that she had landed painfully on her
saw that she had landed painfully on her
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hands and knees on all fours on the
hands and knees on all fours on the
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ground I was nervous because my parents
ground I was nervous because my parents
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had charged me with making sure that my
had charged me with making sure that my
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sister and I played as safely and as
sister and I played as safely and as
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quietly as possible and seeing as how I
quietly as possible and seeing as how I
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had accidentally broken Amy's arm just
had accidentally broken Amy's arm just
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before heroically pushing her out of the
before heroically pushing her out of the
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way of an oncoming imag inary sniper
way of an oncoming imag inary sniper
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bullet for which I have yet to be
bullet for which I have yet to be
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thanked I was trying as hard as I
thanked I was trying as hard as I
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could she didn't even see it coming I
could she didn't even see it coming I
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was trying as hard as I could to be on
was trying as hard as I could to be on
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my best behavior and I saw in my
my best behavior and I saw in my
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sister's face this whale of pain and
sister's face this whale of pain and
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suffering and surprise threatening to
suffering and surprise threatening to
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erupt from her mouth and threatening to
erupt from her mouth and threatening to
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wake my parents from The Long Winter
wake my parents from The Long Winter
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snap for which they had settled so I did
snap for which they had settled so I did
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the only thing my little frantic
the only thing my little frantic
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seven-year-old brain could think to do
seven-year-old brain could think to do
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to avert this tragedy if you have
to avert this tragedy if you have
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children you've seen this hundreds of
children you've seen this hundreds of
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times before I said Amy Amy wait don't
times before I said Amy Amy wait don't
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cry don't cry did you see how you land
cry don't cry did you see how you land
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no human lands on all fours like
no human lands on all fours like
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unicorn now that was cheating because
unicorn now that was cheating because
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there's nothing in the world my sister
there's nothing in the world my sister
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would want more than not to be Amy the
would want more than not to be Amy the
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hurt 5-year-old little sister but Amy
hurt 5-year-old little sister but Amy
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the special unicorn of course this was
the special unicorn of course this was
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an option that was open to her brain at
an option that was open to her brain at
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no point in the past and you could see
no point in the past and you could see
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on my poor manipulated sisters face
on my poor manipulated sisters face
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conflict as her little brain attempted
conflict as her little brain attempted
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to devote resources to feeling the pain
to devote resources to feeling the pain
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and suffering surprise she just
and suffering surprise she just
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experienced or contemplating her new
experienced or contemplating her new
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found identity as a
found identity as a
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unicorn and the latter won out instead
unicorn and the latter won out instead
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of crying instead of ceasing our play
of crying instead of ceasing our play
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instead of waking my parents with all
instead of waking my parents with all
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the negative consequences that would
the negative consequences that would
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have ensued for me instead a smile
have ensued for me instead a smile
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spread across her face and she scrambled
spread across her face and she scrambled
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right back up onto the bunk bed with all
right back up onto the bunk bed with all
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unicorn with one broken leg well we
unicorn with one broken leg well we
stumbled
stumbled
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across at this tnder age we just five
across at this tnder age we just five
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and seven we had no idea at the time was
and seven we had no idea at the time was
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something that was going to be at the
something that was going to be at the
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Vanguard of a scientific revolution
Vanguard of a scientific revolution
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occurring two decades later in the way
occurring two decades later in the way
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that we look at the human brain what we
that we look at the human brain what we
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had stumbled across is something called
had stumbled across is something called
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positive psychology which is the reason
positive psychology which is the reason
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that I'm here today and the reason that
that I'm here today and the reason that
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I wake up every morning when I first
I wake up every morning when I first
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started talking about this research
started talking about this research
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outside of Academia out with companies
outside of Academia out with companies
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and schools the very first thing they
and schools the very first thing they
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said to never do is to start your talk
said to never do is to start your talk
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with a graph the very first thing I
with a graph the very first thing I
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wanted to do is start my talk with a
wanted to do is start my talk with a
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graph this graph looks boring but this
graph this graph looks boring but this
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graph is the reason that I get excited
graph is the reason that I get excited
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and wake up every morning and this graph
and wake up every morning and this graph
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doesn't even mean anything it's fake
doesn't even mean anything it's fake
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data what we found
data what we found
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is if I got this Dat Back studying you
is if I got this Dat Back studying you
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here in the room I would be thrilled
here in the room I would be thrilled
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because there's very clearly a trend
because there's very clearly a trend
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that's going on there and that means
that's going on there and that means
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that I can get published which is all
that I can get published which is all
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that really
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matters the fact that there's one weird
matters the fact that there's one weird
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Red Dot that's up above the curve
Red Dot that's up above the curve
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there's one weird in the room you know
there's one weird in the room you know
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who you are I saw you
who you are I saw you
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earlier that's no problem that's no
earlier that's no problem that's no
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problem as most of you know because I
problem as most of you know because I
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can just delete that dot I can delete
can just delete that dot I can delete
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that dot because that's clearly a
that dot because that's clearly a
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measurement error and we know that's a
measurement error and we know that's a
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measurement error because it's messing
measurement error because it's messing
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data so one of the very first things we
data so one of the very first things we
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teach people in economics and statistics
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and business and psychology courses is
and business and psychology courses is
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how in a statistically valid way do we
how in a statistically valid way do we
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eliminate the weirdos how do we
eliminate the weirdos how do we
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eliminate the outliers so that we can
eliminate the outliers so that we can
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find the line of best fit which is
find the line of best fit which is
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fantastic if I'm trying to find out how
fantastic if I'm trying to find out how
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many Advil the average person should be
many Advil the average person should be
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taking too but if I'm interested in
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potential if I'm interested in your
potential if I'm interested in your
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potential or for happiness or
potential or for happiness or
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productivity or energy or creativity
productivity or energy or creativity
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what we're doing is we're creating the
what we're doing is we're creating the
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cult of the average with science if I
cult of the average with science if I
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ask a question like how fast can a child
ask a question like how fast can a child
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learn how to read in a classroom
learn how to read in a classroom
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scientists change the answer to how fast
scientists change the answer to how fast
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does the average child learn how to read
does the average child learn how to read
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in that classroom and then we tailor the
in that classroom and then we tailor the
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class right towards the average now if
class right towards the average now if
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you fall below the average on this curve
you fall below the average on this curve
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then psychologists get thrilled because
then psychologists get thrilled because
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that means you're either depressed or
that means you're either depressed or
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you have a disorder or hopefully
you have a disorder or hopefully
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both we're hoping for both because our
both we're hoping for both because our
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business model is if you come into a
business model is if you come into a
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therapy session with one problem we want
therapy session with one problem we want
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to make sure you leave knowing you have
to make sure you leave knowing you have
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10 so you'll keep coming back over and
10 so you'll keep coming back over and
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over again we'll go back into your child
over again we'll go back into your child
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if necessary but eventually what we want
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to do is to make you normal again but
to do is to make you normal again but
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normal is merely average and what I
normal is merely average and what I
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posits is if we study what is merely
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average we will remain merely average
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instead of deleting those positive
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outliers what I intentionally do is come
outliers what I intentionally do is come
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into a population like this one and says
into a population like this one and says
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why why is it that some of you are so
why why is it that some of you are so
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high above the curve in terms of your
high above the curve in terms of your
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your sense of humor whatever it is
your sense of humor whatever it is
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instead of deleting you what I want to
instead of deleting you what I want to
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do is study you because maybe we can
do is study you because maybe we can
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glean information not just how to move
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people up to the average but how we can
people up to the average but how we can
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move the entire average up at our
move the entire average up at our
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reason this graph is important to me is
reason this graph is important to me is
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when I turn on the news it seems like
when I turn on the news it seems like
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the majority of the information is not
the majority of the information is not
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it's about murder corruption diseases
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natural disasters and very quickly my
natural disasters and very quickly my
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brain starts to think that's the
brain starts to think that's the
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the world what that's doing is creating
the world what that's doing is creating
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something called the medical school
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syndrome which if you know people who
syndrome which if you know people who
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have been to medical school during the
have been to medical school during the
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first year of Medical Training as you
first year of Medical Training as you
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and diseases that could happen suddenly
and diseases that could happen suddenly
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you realize you have all of
you realize you have all of
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them I have a brother-in-law named Bobo
them I have a brother-in-law named Bobo
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which is a whole another story
which is a whole another story
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Bobo married Amy the Unicorn Bobo called
Bobo married Amy the Unicorn Bobo called
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me on the phone
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phone from Yo medical school from Yo
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medical school and Bobo said Sean I have
medical school and Bobo said Sean I have
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leprosy which even at Yale is
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extraordinarily rare but I had no idea
extraordinarily rare but I had no idea
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how to console poor Bobo because he had
how to console poor Bobo because he had
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just gotten over an entire week of
just gotten over an entire week of
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menopause see what we're finding is it's
menopause see what we're finding is it's
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not necessarily the reality that shapes
not necessarily the reality that shapes
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us but the lens through which your brain
us but the lens through which your brain
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views the world that shapes your reality
views the world that shapes your reality
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if we can change the lens not only can
if we can change the lens not only can
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we change your happiness we can change
we change your happiness we can change
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every single educational and business
every single educational and business
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outcome at the same time
outcome at the same time
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when I applied to Harvard I applied on a
when I applied to Harvard I applied on a
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dare I didn't expect to get in and my
dare I didn't expect to get in and my
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family had no money for college when I
family had no money for college when I
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got a military scholarship 2 weeks later
got a military scholarship 2 weeks later
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they allowed me to go suddenly something
they allowed me to go suddenly something
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wasn't even a possibility became a
wasn't even a possibility became a
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reality when I went there I assumed
reality when I went there I assumed
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everyone else would see it as a
everyone else would see it as a
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privilege as well that they'd be excited
privilege as well that they'd be excited
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to be there even if you're in a
to be there even if you're in a
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classroom full of people smarter than
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you you'd be happy just to be in that
you you'd be happy just to be in that
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classroom which is what I felt but what
classroom which is what I felt but what
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I found there is while some people
I found there is while some people
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experienced that when I graduated after
experienced that when I graduated after
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my four years and then spent the next 8
my four years and then spent the next 8
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years living in the dorms with the
years living in the dorms with the
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students Harvard asked me to I wasn't
students Harvard asked me to I wasn't
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happened I was an officer of Harvard to
happened I was an officer of Harvard to
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counsil students through the difficult
counsil students through the difficult
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four years and what I found in my
four years and what I found in my
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research and my teaching is that these
research and my teaching is that these
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students no matter how happy they were
students no matter how happy they were
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with their original success of getting
with their original success of getting
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into the school two weeks later their
into the school two weeks later their
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brains were focused not on the privilege
brains were focused not on the privilege
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of being there nor on their philosophy
of being there nor on their philosophy
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or their physics their brain was focused
or their physics their brain was focused
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on the competition the workload the
on the competition the workload the
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hassles the stresses the complaints when
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I first went in there I walked into the
I first went in there I walked into the
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Freshman dining hall which is where my
Freshman dining hall which is where my
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friends from Waco Texas which is where I
friends from Waco Texas which is where I
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grew up I know some of you have heard of
grew up I know some of you have heard of
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it um when I when they come to visit me
it um when I when they come to visit me
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they look around they say this freshman
they look around they say this freshman
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dining hall looks like something out of
dining hall looks like something out of
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Hogwarts from the movie Harry Potter
Hogwarts from the movie Harry Potter
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which it does this is Hogwarts from the
which it does this is Hogwarts from the
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movie Harry Potter and that's Harvard
movie Harry Potter and that's Harvard
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when they see this they say Sean why do
when they see this they say Sean why do
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you waste your time studying happiness
you waste your time studying happiness
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at Harvard seriously what does a Harvard
at Harvard seriously what does a Harvard
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student possibly have to be unhappy
student possibly have to be unhappy
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about embedded within that question is
about embedded within that question is
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the key to understanding the science of
the key to understanding the science of
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happiness because what that question
happiness because what that question
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assumes is that our external world is
assumes is that our external world is
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predictive of our happiness levels when
predictive of our happiness levels when
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in reality if I know everything about
in reality if I know everything about
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your external world I can only predict
your external world I can only predict
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10% of your long-term happiness
10% of your long-term happiness
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happiness 90% of your long-term
happiness 90% of your long-term
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happiness is predicted not by the
happiness is predicted not by the
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external world but by your the way your
external world but by your the way your
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brain processes the world and if we
brain processes the world and if we
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change it if we change our formula for
change it if we change our formula for
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happiness and success what we can do is
happiness and success what we can do is
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change the way that we can then affect
change the way that we can then affect
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reality what we found is that only 25%
reality what we found is that only 25%
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of job successes are predicted by IQ 75%
of job successes are predicted by IQ 75%
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of job successes are predicted by your
of job successes are predicted by your
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optimism levels your social support and
optimism levels your social support and
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your ability to see stress as a
your ability to see stress as a
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challenge instead of as a threat I
challenge instead of as a threat I
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talked to a boarding school up in New
talked to a boarding school up in New
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England probably the most prestigious
England probably the most prestigious
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boarding school and they said we already
boarding school and they said we already
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know that so every year instead of just
know that so every year instead of just
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teaching our students we also have a
teaching our students we also have a
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wellness week and we're so excited
wellness week and we're so excited
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Monday night we have the world's leading
Monday night we have the world's leading
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expert coming in to speak about
expert coming in to speak about
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adolescent depression Tuesday night is
adolescent depression Tuesday night is
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school violence and bullying Wednesday
school violence and bullying Wednesday
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night Wednesday night is eating
night Wednesday night is eating
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disorders Thursday night is elista drug
disorders Thursday night is elista drug
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use and Friday night we're trying to
use and Friday night we're trying to
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happiness I said that's most people's
happiness I said that's most people's
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Friday
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nights which I'm glad you liked but they
nights which I'm glad you liked but they
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did not like that at all silence on the
did not like that at all silence on the
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phone and into the silence I said I'd be
phone and into the silence I said I'd be
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happy to speak at your school but just
happy to speak at your school but just
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you know that's not a wellness week
you know that's not a wellness week
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that's a sickness week what you've done
that's a sickness week what you've done
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is you've outlined all the negative
is you've outlined all the negative
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things that can happen but not talked
things that can happen but not talked
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about the positive the absence of
about the positive the absence of
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disease is not Health here's how we get
disease is not Health here's how we get
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to health we need to reverse the formula
to health we need to reverse the formula
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for happiness and success in the past 3
for happiness and success in the past 3
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years I've traveled to 45 different
years I've traveled to 45 different
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countries working with schools and
countries working with schools and
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companies in the midst of an economic
companies in the midst of an economic
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downturn and what I found is that most
downturn and what I found is that most
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companies and schools follow a formula
companies and schools follow a formula
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for Success which is this if I work
for Success which is this if I work
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harder I'll be more successful and if
harder I'll be more successful and if
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I'm more successful then I'll be happier
I'm more successful then I'll be happier
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that underg guards most of our parenting
that underg guards most of our parenting
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Styles our managing Styles the way that
Styles our managing Styles the way that
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we motivate our Behavior and the problem
we motivate our Behavior and the problem
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is it's scientifically broken and
is it's scientifically broken and
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backwards for two reasons first every
backwards for two reasons first every
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time your brain has a success you just
time your brain has a success you just
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change the goal poost of what success
change the goal poost of what success
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look like you got good grades now you
look like you got good grades now you
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have to get better grades you gone to a
have to get better grades you gone to a
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good school now have to get a better
good school now have to get a better
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school you got a good job now you have
school you got a good job now you have
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to get a better job you hit your sales
to get a better job you hit your sales
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Target we're going to change your sales
Target we're going to change your sales
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Target and if happiness is on the
Target and if happiness is on the
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opposite side of success your brain
opposite side of success your brain
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never gets there what we've done is
never gets there what we've done is
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we've pushed happiness over the C nitive
we've pushed happiness over the C nitive
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Horizon as a society and that's because
Horizon as a society and that's because
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we think we have to be success
we think we have to be success
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successful then we'll be happier but the
successful then we'll be happier but the
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real problem is our brains work in the
real problem is our brains work in the
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opposite order if you can raise
opposite order if you can raise
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somebody's level of positivity in the
somebody's level of positivity in the
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present then their brain experiences
present then their brain experiences
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what we now call a Happiness Advantage
what we now call a Happiness Advantage
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which is your brain positive performs
which is your brain positive performs
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significantly better than it does at
significantly better than it does at
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negative neutral or stress your
negative neutral or stress your
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intelligence Rises your creativity Rises
intelligence Rises your creativity Rises
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your energy levels rise in fact what we
your energy levels rise in fact what we
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found is that every single business
found is that every single business
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outcome improves your brain and positive
outcome improves your brain and positive
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is 31% more productive than your brain
is 31% more productive than your brain
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at negative neutral stressed you're 37%
at negative neutral stressed you're 37%
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better at sales doctors are 19% faster
better at sales doctors are 19% faster
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more accurate at coming up with the
more accurate at coming up with the
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correct diagnosis when positive instead
correct diagnosis when positive instead
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of negative neutral or stress which
of negative neutral or stress which
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means we can reverse the formula if we
means we can reverse the formula if we
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can find a way of becoming positive in
can find a way of becoming positive in
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the present then our brains work even
the present then our brains work even
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more successfully as we're able to work
more successfully as we're able to work
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harder faster and more intelligently
harder faster and more intelligently
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what we need to be able to do is to
what we need to be able to do is to
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reverse this formula so we can start to
reverse this formula so we can start to
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see what our brains are actually capable
see what our brains are actually capable
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of because dopamine which floods into
of because dopamine which floods into
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your system when you're positive has two
your system when you're positive has two
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functions now not only does it make you
functions now not only does it make you
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happier it turns on all the Learning
happier it turns on all the Learning
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Centers in your brain allowing you to
Centers in your brain allowing you to
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adapt to the world in a different way we
adapt to the world in a different way we
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found that there are ways you can train
found that there are ways you can train
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your brain to be able to come more
your brain to be able to come more
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positive in just a 2-minute span of time
positive in just a 2-minute span of time
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done for 21 days in a row we can
done for 21 days in a row we can
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actually rewire your brain allowing your
actually rewire your brain allowing your
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brain to actually work more
brain to actually work more
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optimistically and more successfully
optimistically and more successfully
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we've done these things in research now
we've done these things in research now
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in every single company that I've worked
in every single company that I've worked
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with getting them to write down three
with getting them to write down three
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new things that they're grateful for for
new things that they're grateful for for
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21 days in a row three new things each
21 days in a row three new things each
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day and at the end of that their brain
day and at the end of that their brain
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starts to retain a pattern of scanning
starts to retain a pattern of scanning
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the world not for the negative but for
the world not for the negative but for
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the positive first journaling about one
the positive first journaling about one
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positive experience you've had over the
positive experience you've had over the
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past 24 hours allows your brain to
past 24 hours allows your brain to
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relive it exercise teaches your brain
relive it exercise teaches your brain
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that your behavior matters we find that
that your behavior matters we find that
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meditation allows your brain to get over
meditation allows your brain to get over
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the cultural ADHD that we've been
the cultural ADHD that we've been
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creating by trying to do multiple tasks
creating by trying to do multiple tasks
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at once allows our brains to focus on
at once allows our brains to focus on
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the task at hand and finally random acts
the task at hand and finally random acts
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of kindness or conscious acts of
of kindness or conscious acts of
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kindness we get people when they open up
kindness we get people when they open up
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their inbox to write one positive email
their inbox to write one positive email
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praising or thanking somebody in their
praising or thanking somebody in their
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social support network and and by doing
social support network and and by doing
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these activities and by training your
these activities and by training your
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brain just like we train our bodies what
brain just like we train our bodies what
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we found is we could reverse the formula
we found is we could reverse the formula
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for happiness and success and in doing
for happiness and success and in doing
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so not only create ripples of positivity
so not only create ripples of positivity
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but create a real Revolution thank you
but create a real Revolution thank you
very<00:12:11.639> much
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