The Saturday Evening Post

THE DARK SIDE OF POSITIVITY

In his 2011 TED “The Happy Secret to Better Work,” Harvard professor and best-selling author Shawn Achor shared his findings on happiness and success: “If you can raise somebody’s level of positivity in the present, then their brain experiences what we now call a happiness advantage.” The “happiness advantage,” Achor says, affects intelligence, creativity, energy, and work performance.

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Saturday Evening Post

The Saturday Evening Post13 min read
The Making Of A President
Franklin Roosevelt could see it right in front of him. His chance. It was a late-June afternoon in San Francisco, the opening day of the Democratic Party's 1920 convention. Only a few paces away from him, a couple of overfed party functionaries were
The Saturday Evening Post11 min read
Your Friendly Neighborhood Opossum
In the early 17th century, Captain John Smith of the Jamestown colony described North America's only marsupial as a cross between a pig, a rat, and a cat. With its pointed nose, beady eyes, and hairless tail, the Virginia opossum isn't winning any cu
The Saturday Evening Post3 min read
Starstruck
Taylor Swift is a huge celebrity. Let's agree on that. But what about Elon Musk? Stephen King? Are they true celebrities? Or are they just well known? Hard to remember in this era of Oscars, Grammys, and self-aggrandizing awards shows of every kind,

Related Books & Audiobooks