The Happiness Advantage The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work 英文版.doc

The Happiness Advantage_ The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work 英文版 Copyright ? 2010 by Shawn Achor All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Crown Business an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group a division of Random House Inc. New York. .crownpublishing CROWN BUSINESS and the Crown Business colophon are trademarks of Random House Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Achor Shawn. The happiness advantage: the seven principles of positive psychology that fuel success and performance at work / Shawn Achor.―1st ed. 1. Happiness―Psychological aspects. 2. Work―Psychological aspects. 3. Positive psychology. I. Title. BF575.H27A27 2010 158.7―dc22 2010006621 eISBN: 978-0-307-59156-2 v3.1 To my parents both teachers who have dedicated their lives to the belief that we can all shine brighter ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This section has been the most fun part of writing this book. I am humbled and excited knowing that every word in this book has been shaped by the people in my life. I hope I have written in such a way that you can still hear their voices. Thank you to my mentor Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar. I remember meeting him at a café in Harvard Square to discuss a new class on happiness. I found him to be a kind mild and unimposing man. Little did I know this humble stranger would soon transform Harvard and my life in the process. It took him only one tall coffee to reorient my entire world helpi