Shawn Achor shared a personal anecdote about accidentally breaking his younger sister's arms when he was 7 years old while trying to ensure they played safely and quietly.
Cultivating a positive mindset can lead to increased happiness, higher job success rates, improved brain function, and better sales performance.
Strategies for cultivating positivity include journaling, meditation, and training the brain over a 21-day period to become more optimistic, which can unlock greater productivity, creativity, and energy levels.
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The Importance of Positivity and Optimism
Shawn Achor shared a personal anecdote about accidentally breaking his younger sister's arms when he was 7 years old while trying to ensure they played safely and quietly.
The benefits of cultivating a positive mindset:
Increased happiness levels
Higher job success rates - only 25% of job successes are predicted by IQ, while 70% is attributed to higher brain strength
Improved brain function - intelligence, creativity, and energy levels rise when the brain is more positive vs. negative
Better sales performance - 37% better at sales with a positive mindset
The ability to "reverse the formula" and train the brain to become more positive over time.
Strategies for Cultivating Positivity
Journaling about one topic for 24 hours to focus on personal matters.
Meditation to focus on the past.
Training the brain, just like training the body, to become more optimistic over a period of 21 days.
Creating "ripples of positivity" to spark a real positive revolution.
The Science Behind Positive Thinking
Only 25% of job successes are predicted by IQ, while 70% is attributed to higher brain strength.
The brain's ability to adapt and become more positive over a period of 21 days.
Transforming from a negative to a positive mindset can unlock greater productivity, creativity, and energy levels in the brain.