The happy secret to better work - Shawn Achor

[@benjobenjo]

I like how he talks about creating positivity first, because a happier brain is much more a likely to perform better than at neutral, negative or stressed. So he starts his talk with a joke, sprinkles plenty of little jokes in there after that and then ends with all the important information. He is putting into practice the very information that he's preaching about. Awesome.

[@GrowthMindsetChannel]

I didn't even notice this pattern in his talk, great observation :)

[@seanocean]

in short, don't bitch. my brother had this guy who was an acquaintance in college and his whole philosophy in life was "don't bitch" you start bitching you start focusing on the negatives in your life. being gracious and satisfied with what you have means you can become a better person. also following the golden rule can make you happy as well. this talk distilled: stop bitching, follow the golden rule.

[@jefffach557]

Wow, this TED talk might have the most immediate positive effect on my personal life than any other TED talk I've watched yet. I love it.

[@gcaldbeck1]

Absolutely outstanding. Not only is it presented perfectly, it teaches such valuable lessons. Every one of the 12 minutes was enjoyable and instructive. Great job!

[@debbieruston]

Love Shawns work....have had the pleasure of hearing him speak live on 3 separate occasions. His message is powerful, and with the Harvard stats on his class there (physchology of happiness), is a clear indication of what people are really looking for in life.

[@rudymartin8583]

This is now my favorite video on KZbin.

[@LookForThetruth11]

I loved this talk. Want to see more of this kind of thinking in the world. Thank you!

[@mauriceaguiler1184]

This was an amazing gift to all of us who were lucky enough to receive it. Thank you!

[@PijusONLINE]

The pattern I notice in most similar talks on wellbeing and happiness is: 1. try your best to be happy in the moment, don't postpone it or expect to experience it in the future; 2. write down the moments of your day/week/month that made you the happiest and read them at the end of the week/month/year to relive and remember them thus reminding yourself it's not all dark and there's plenty to be thankful for.

[@HosamSultan]

LOVED IT! The Best TED Talk I've ever listened to! Does Shawn even have any idea how great and awesome he was on that stage?

[@juliaevans5113]

As a person who likes to think about what's being said, as it's being said, I had to slow the speed down and pause it in order to digest it haha! Wow that man can talk fast. I am so impressed by how he manages to speak so quickly and yet so eloquently - impressive.

[@Botulinusthesia]

This was amazing.The best TED talk yet, I loved you humor and the way you presented the facts.Thank you.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

One of the best Ted Talks yet.

[@Ndo01]

BEST. TALK. EVER.

[@spifo]

I love this guy.

[@MrAmiiine1]

the smartest TED talk, i have ever seen.

[@salimtobin]

Research shows that 75% of job success is defined by: optimism level social support level ability to see stress as a challenge instead of a threat interesting !! thanks for sharing !

[@MedEighty]

Brilliant talk! Not just for contents, but also for the entertainment value! I laughed out loud a number of times. :D

[@thomascameron2612]

It also might be to do with the social aspect of being in a room full of people having a good time. I assume that the people in the audience enjoyed being at ted, and therefore it became the norm to laugh at the jokes in a presentation/s.

[@miskee11]

hehe.. ted needs more comedians like him.

[@Aajwa]

Absolutely brilliant!!

[@BatteryAcid1103]

"That's most people's Friday night." XD

[@THESocialJusticeWarrior]

Good explanation of how procrastinators fear success: they know if they succeed then the goalpost will be moved further and everything will get harder. So, it is better not to succeed and just muddle through. Our society breads procrastination.

[@EternusVia]

Excellent!

[@ahnickanondorf8870]

3:06-5:01 9:18-12:12

[@tex482]

instresting now to put it to work

[@ruramuchenga4623]

So helpful thank you 💕

[@phillipliang5402]

Is their a link to more studies like this? The best TED talk I have watched.

[@25mayankkashyap]

amazing talk...

[@rogueqd]

Fantastic talk, loved the graph. :)

[@cameronbajt4]

Awesome Talk!

[@fitwithisela]

Amazing ✨

[@MrOnairos]

Short,sweet,and funny

[@skyblazer7]

That was awesome.

[@nqkoi159]

Awesome

[@tiesthijsthejs]

or just make it worth digging through weekly posts to be able to uncover that 30% of gem videos... one of three things to be thankful of today - check

[@TanvirHasan71]

i am loving it, that's why domino's earn so much.

[@dakiddstay23]

Liked aaand favorited!

[@zynix976]

If you follow the link in the discription, there's a section called "Dig Deeper". This contains more TEDTalks and other useful ressources :)

[@JerryMetal]

Kinda depends on the mood you are in right? If you sat in the audience you might feel more room for laughter. I saw this style of presenting in Sir Ken Robinson so I couldn't enjoy it as much as a person who did not. What I'm trying to say: what you thought of this presentation depends on who you are, what you know and where you are. There is no yes or no answer.

[@vaendryl]

Wow that really was good

[@PhilipZeplinDK]

Just wrote the same. Yeah, repost, not sure why.

[@DHVester]

Is this a repost? i'm pretty sure i already have this favorited :-)

[@MartinDxt]

my brain was just washed away by this :D

[@TheSoggyPuzzle]

wow.

[@klaud1]

Wow! Great advice! It's actually practical information I can incorporate into my life.

[@SgtSustainability]

This is awesome but TEDEd, I just found there was 5-7 videos posted yesterday and before that, that didn't show up in my subscription feed. What gives?

[@alexnoyle]

This guys funny :)

[@PhilipZeplinDK]

This is a really old TED video o_O' it's been on the site for around 3 or 4 years by now. Why the sudden re-upload?

[@TPAwquDDPLHJAdddorvtXdrkDdbjzz]

I tried the 2.0x speed function of youtubes HTML5 player first, but than had to set it back to normal speed again.

[@SuperPapatoto]

be at the moment is the main mantra. read psycho cybernetics

[@POLlyy23]

Happy is a habit.

[@Guywithcrazyideas]

He's basically a stand up comedian.

[@RamrodII]

That´s most peoples Friday night ;)

[@SgtSustainability]

By the way, thats probably the reason why most of them have 200-300 views.

[@DRAPPA8675]

This guy is funny.

[@tompenno]

this guy.

[@tex482]

interesting

[@andymorris4653]

8:05 Ignore this comment, this is for me to remember where to pick back up

[@ElQaheryProductions]

Imagine TEDcomedy

[@MTX02]

Only the most negative mind could have disliked this video!

[@themapoe]

Wait... Wait... Wait. You're only supposed to take two Anvil?!

[@garlic_starlet]

so funny

[@Trancecend]

You see this talk and thats your only comment? -_-

[@carriefaithdehls306]

Dear Mr. Achor, My unicorn really wants to meet your sister and Bobo...😇. Actually, I included your Ted talk in a playlist and I'm asking forgiveness, I mean , permission after the act. The playlist is called Adam and Eve is a love story ask God, part two. Part one is good place to start. Part two happened because I locked myself out of part one, and just ignore the stragler with no description, don't drink, so no excuse to offer for that list started and, locked as well. You are cordially invited to travel my avenue of thought in part one and two of already mentioned playlists. Your avenue has me out of traffic jams, so love you in my world. God bless you. Carrie Faith Dehls

[@DemonicDolphins]

So what I took from this is that I should smoke more pot now rather than wait till after I finish my work to get more dopamine to my brain so I can be 31 percent more productive at it.

[@MartinDxt]

LOL

[@Zencarbine]

Obviously this guy just watched Yes Man.

[@azure7687]

nice pic

[@frizzerdk]

a lot of words in just 12 minutes

[@jesusmenchaca80]

Lol

[@feynization]

It's no wonder her partner is a med student.

[@SuperAtheist]

1st step: Stop watching main stream media . .