The Happiness Advantage (Shawn Achor) - Book Summary

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In this episode of book club we're talking about The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor. We look at why society has the equation of success and happiness the wrong way around as well as the key principles that Shawn has identified as key to fuelling success and performance in our personal and professional lives.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro
00:53 The Happiness Advantage
02:23 The Fulcrum and the Lever
03:28 The Tetris Effect
05:10 Falling Up
05:45 The Social Support Network
06:38 Ending
07:18 A Bit Extra...

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[abhiroopsarkar]

Honestly, "a bit extra" part was the best

[thesevenstudent]

We don’t deserve Ali. He makes helpful, interesting and insightful videos and despite having a huge following, he’s still humble. He’s such an inspiration to me, so thank you Ali!! :) ps: loving the book club series so so much!

[stephanie]

This is so random; but basically I found out that my best friend has a cousin that’s friends with Ali. Apparently my best friend saw him at a party he went to. Now he says I can’t be mean to him as he’s breathed the same air as Ali 😂 great video!!

[TheDentistryDiary]

You can turn the most boring book out there into the best audio seller out there because of the way you summarise and interpret the story in such a relatable and engaging way 😬✌🏼📚

[EmilyMatthews]

Happiness and success are highly personal terms, and yet, so many people allow others to influence these concepts (I'll be happy after I'm successful enough to buy x).When really at the end of the day we should be taking the time spent trying to please others and putting it towards figuring out who we are and what we believe

[SamMartinPeakPerformance]

The author's ted talk on this is amazing - one of the best ever!

[ImogenWhite]

Loving the book club series at the moment Ali!! This video has really changed my perspective, thank you so much for sharing!

[User-tonb]

There was a video of Ali where he mentioned the “if this isn’t awesome, I don’t know what it” and acknowledging the good moments honestly made me a happier person.

[dropnoteorg]

1. Understand the happiness equation
> happiness + positive mindset → success
> waiting to be happy limits our potential
> meditation, smth to look forward to (the anticipation), being kind, exercise, signature character strength
2. The fulcrum & the lever
> BOTH our power/potential and our mindset are important
> our mindset shapes the world around us
3. The tetris effect
> negative tetris effect: the tendency to finding negative patterns
> positive tetris effect: looking for opportunities
> it is possible to change it: write down 3 things you are greatful for daily
4. Falling up. Turn your failures into learning opportunities
5. The social support network. Our social support can prove the difference between succumbing to the cult of the average and achieving our fullest potential

[Stephen_Lafferty]

6:31 - fascinating to hear that our friendship circle can make all the difference between actualising our best selves or normalising!

[joachimrv]

"Just writing down a list of things that you're grateful for each day has more of an effect on your personal happiness than doubling your salary at work"
That's one of the best happiness pieces of advice. I've already gotten started on doing that before I saw this video but now it makes me even more encouraged to do it every day!

[calimon]

the outtakes were brilliant to share. I have wondered how Ali manages to speak in his videos so smoothly...apparenlty he's just like us !

[studybuddy]

I love his book club videos the most...

[NAZIFAAA]

I love you Ali. I subscribed to this guy just because of his voice. Now, he has become my main man. Whenever I watch him, I feel like working.

[EverydayEasyChinese]

This book club series is so inspiring Ali! Loved how you kept the outtakes in the end too - You put a lot of effort in these videos and it shows!😊

[BenettGraezer]

Great insight! Thanks for sharing this!

[babys]

I’ve just read this - happiness is what you need to succeed. You just have to find what makes you happy first and let it all flow from there. 💪🏻

[GrowWithSupreet]

Practicing gratitude has made me a happier person. I have also purchased gratitude journals for my kids to help them practice gratitude.

[hakimpoetry]

When we train ourselves to happier options, we attract success and productivity❤

[DrBasti]

That last part is gold. I'll start doing that finger snap while recording to make editing easier. Thanks Ali!