1. The Happiness Advantage
The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology
That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
By: Shawn Achor

2. Overview
 Introduction- Define Happiness
 The Seven Principles
 The Happiness Advantage
 The Fulcrum and the Lever
 The Tetris Effect
 Falling Up
 The Zorro Circle
 The 20 Second Rule
 Social Investment
 Recommendations

3. Introduction
• Happiness:
 is the experience of positive emotions
 is relative to the person experiencing it

4. 1. The Happiness Advantage
 Retrain your brain to focus on positivity
 Three positive comments
 Deliver instructions effectively

5. 2. The Fulcrum and the Lever
 Change your performance by changing your mindset
 Maximize your potential based on 2 things:
 The length of the lever (power of possibilities)
 The position of the fulcrum (mindset)
Mindset

6. 3. The Tetris Effect
 The Tetris study proved
 Our brains get stuck in patterns
 Negative patterns can be broken
 Goal of the Positive Tetris Effect
 Focus on positive experiences
 Scan for new opportunities

7. 4. Falling Up
 Determine how you cope with stress
 Find the “third path”
 Change your “counterfact”

8. 5. The Zorro Circle
 Create small goals to gain control
 Believe your actions matter to drive success
“Small successes can add up
to major achievements”
-Shawn Achor

9. 6. The 20-Second Rule
 Actions are based on habits
 “Activation energy” is key to making or breaking habits
“By adding 20 seconds to my
day, I gained back 3 hours”
-Shawn Achor

10. 7. Social Investment
 Invest in your social support network
 “Manage by walking around”

11. Conclusion