The clever thing about this is that he talked for 12 minutes, and about 1 minute was the information he wanted to convey, and the other 11 minutes was him entertaining and getting people to listen to him. He kept the important information short and to the point while filling the time with fun energy. That's a good speaker :)
Sorry, for me it was the opposite. I felt he wasted 10 minutes will nonsense that I rewatched a couple of times to make sure I was not missing something that would lead to the TL:DR message: Everyday for 21 days, write down three good things so you will be happier. Supposedly, happier people work better.
I am so thankful for Mr. Achor's speech. I've tried speaking about this with many people, but I never had confidence in what I was saying. This reinforces what I've believed: constantly trying to reach success, to work to reach happiness later, is really not an effective way to live. Being happy now, taking care of yourself, is how you can accomplish goals and live in a fulfilling way. Being happy and finding meaning in each day is the ultimate success, and makes working, school, and accomplishments that much more rewarding. Why wait to find success when it's just a matter of how we view it? It could be right in front of us.
Have the confidence to speak up !! you are absolutely correct.. people might not be able to understand you or implement what u are saying.. but that definitely does not make u wrong ! May u have loads of success on your journey
+MeganIsSoSmiley Youre post made me so happy megan :) i rly have to thank you for that you are absolutly right ! by the way i snipping tooled out the words ultimate success out of your coment ... its my new desktop background now :D
+meganissosmiley you are, in my point of view, completly right. its up to us, to define succes and not by others. i've visited an institution, which gives people with drugaddiction the opportunity to get free coffee, a bed, a job and also a room, where you can consume drugs the safeuser way. the institution leader was an absolute inspiring person. he said: to me it is succes, that people manage to use their energy to come her and take care of themselfes. i know to us this is a little, but to them it means a lot. he told us a story about a man, whos aim it was to get a job an manage to buy from his own money a holiday week in the bavarian forest. and he made it. the reason i'm writting this is, cause you inspired me. you made me smile with your comment. i wish you, that you find the success in your point of view. take care.
Reminds me of the power of Now. Most people view it as conforming or settling for less but I think that is the wrong perspective. We can all be happy with what we have right now for sure and in tern live a happier more fulfilling life
Every time I watch a great TED talk, I feel I have seen the best, only to be bettered by the next talk. This man is brilliant, the way he captured my attention right from the first second, incredible talk!
I journaled right after I watched this video! Hope this helps! Shawn Achor listed out the ways that in which you can achieve a more positive lifestyle (and in 21 days in a row - where a task becomes a habit and it REWIRES your brain). Allowing our brain to work more optimistically and successfully. 1. Gratitude: Write 3 new things each day for the things you are grateful for. Brain starts to retain a pattern to scan for the positive first instead of the negative. 2. Journalling: Journalling about 1 positive experience that you’ve had in the past 24 hours allows your brain to relive it. 3. Exercise: Teaches your brain that your behaviour matters. 4. Meditation: Allows you brain to get over the cultural ADHD that we’ve been creating to do multiple tasks at once. Allows our brain to focus at the current task in hand. 5. Random acts of kindness: Conscious acts of kindness. Open up your inbox and write 1 positive email to a person in your social network/ circle.
I'm surprised at how many people don't understand this man's message. He never once said to look the other way, put on some rose colored glasses and be on your merry way. He even went so far as to lay out actual steps for every person to take for 21 days. If you watch his Google talk (it's on UA-cam as well) he actually explains how not facing reality and being overly optimistic is a disorder. The point he's making is that both pessimists and optimists can be realists. A realist sees the reality around him, but how he internalizes and process that information is what makes him a pessimist or optimist. The pessimist will not perform as well as the optimist because a positive mind performs better than one that is negative, neutral, or stressed. Again, I'm not sure how people don't understand this since he never said anything contradicting that. I guess I'll just remain a positive outlier.
Every time I watch a TED Talk, I always think "Wow, this is the best one I've seen!" And this Talk is definitely a Life Changer, it's amazing! I'm very grateful I stumbled upon this video:)
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I LOVED this Ted Talk! Any time I've operating from a place of happiness, instead of making "happy" a goal, my creativity and list of new ideas go off the charts. Thanks Shawn for reminding me that I can work towards living this way daily!
+Golighty678 Even looking at the tiny Buddha aside my screen right now, this new presentation is better for me. I knew there was some wisdom in this topic, but the message just wasn't clear to me, hidden within undifferentiated cultural extras that have accrued around it. I'm not a religious person, so I only received the Buddhist version of the idea in a very foggy way - which dampened its effect. So, I think Mr. Achor's way of explaining both the problem and the chance to improve is very good and matters, as it's a form that many people can digest and, as you said, that is necessary.
He also explained in the other eleven minutes how we already see examples of how happiness creates success. He managed to explain how he came to his conclusions and his motivations to help convince the audience that his one minute of information is worth knowing and paying attention to. A lot of the Ted talks work this same way, and I love watching them.
I personally wish success and happiness for you and anyone reading this! You WILL overcome your tribulations by remaining that GREAT person that you are! I KNOW it! Just keep going.
I absolutely adored this TED TV segment. So inspiration, Shawn has a way to hook people almost effortlessly, not with witty lies or gimmicks, but with his pure charisma and truth. Loved this, definitely gonna look up more of his vids.
So what I've taken away from this, is that if I eat more chocolate (which makes me happy) I will feel more positive and be more successful in my life. Thank you TED Talks for validating my love of chocolate.
I love the science behind this. Our ability to look at things through different lenses and re-frame how we see the world is a common method, but having some science to back it up is refreshing. I am going to buy his book!
Excellent work, Great to hear discussion over happiness being less based in the circumstantial and more in our ability to notice and appreciate the elements of our existence that we are already happy about.
I write three grateful things every day, I find it really change my life. I am more satisfied and positive to do anything.The speech is very worthy of listening!!!!
Excellent talk about success and happiness, and how success doesn't lead to happiness, happiness leads to success (at least more of it). Some great, practical tips at the end.
3:03: Sicología Positiva 3:15: Gráfica: Escapando del culto del promedio 3:45: Hay un "extraño" en el auditorio... pero no es problema 4:05: En los cursos de economía etc. buscan eliminar los "extraños" 4:20: Si lo que estamos mirando es el potencial, la felicidad etc. lo que estamos es creando el culto del promedio. 4:53: Normal es promedio 5:25: Cómo subir todo el promedio.... 6:20: La realidad no es la que nos forma si no que el lente con que vemos el mundo transforma nuestra realidad. 6:26: si cambiamos el lente también cambiamos los resultados educativos y empresariales 6:30: Estudio de caso: Estudiando los "diferentes" 7:25: Después de dos semanas en Harvard los estudiantes dejan de enfocarse en el privilegio de estar allá y piensan más en los problemas. 7:50: Se asume que factores externos son los que predicen la felicidad. 8:00: El 90% de la felicidad proviene no del exterior, si no de la forma en que el cerebro procesa el exterior. 8:15: Cerebros positivos y éxito 8:20: 75% de las probabilidades para predecir el éxito están asociadas a los niveles de positivismo y gestión, su soporte social, y la habilidad de ver el stress como un reto y no como una amenaza 9:28: Si trabajo más duro será más exitoso, y si tengo más éxito será más feliz. 9:53: Si la felicidad está en el lado opuesto del éxito su cerebro nunca llegará allá 9:58: Como sociedad hemos empujado la felicidad más allá del horizonte cognitivo 10:05: Pensamos que si tenemos éxito entonces seremos felices. 10:06: El cerebro trabaja en sentido opuesto 10:10: Primero se eleva el nivel de positivismo en el presente, entonces el cerebro experimenta una "ventaja de felicidad", ya que cuando el cerebro piensa positivimante se desempeña muchísimo mejor que cuando está negativo, neutro o estresado. 10:20: Aumenta la inteligencia, la creatividad, los niveles de energía 10:25: Imagen: La ventaja de la felicidad 10:50: Tenemos que aprender a reversar la fórmula: Si trabajo más duro seré más exitoso a si pienso positivamente en el presente tengo la "ventaja de la felicidad". 10:55: Sobre la dopamina 11:07: Formas de entrenar el cerebro para crear cambio positivo perdurable CLAVE: Hay que cambiar el "Debo tener éxito(s) para ser feliz." a "Debo pensar positivamente (sentir felicidad) en el presente, para muy probablemente tener éxito(s)
Tried this and realized after 28 days (forgot about 21 since I was doing so well) and it works! I suffer from Bipolar2 so these things are a challenge but it worked. I noticed I saved more money bcuz I was happy and when I spent money it was on experiences and ppl. Also, so many areas in my lifr also approved.
Take aways - Being normal is the same as being merely average - See stress as a challenge instead of a threat - Classic way of thinking - if I work harder, and get success, then I will be happy. But, if happiness is always on the other side of success, then happiness will always be on the horizon. - Happier people end up working more successfully - Small changes for becoming more positive 1) Write out 3 things you're grateful for 2) Journal 3) Exercise 4) Meditation 5) Random acts of kindness
One of my sons won the National Merit Scholarship Award and when he was younger telling him a rabbit, his favorite animal at the time, would eat peas would be what would get him to eat peas too. Appealing to the imagination and emotional level, and not just the intellectual level, is powerful.
My indoctrinated brain interpreted this message like this: "Great, now I just have to become happier and then I'll be able to become successful so I can finally become truly happy."
One of my all time favorite Ted Talks. I have read two of his books and think he is incredible. I appreciate the POV he presents, it is a good reminder!
You talked about thanking someone from your social support group, you might not be in my "social support group" but your talk has supported me do much I am glad I stumbled across it today when I needed it so badly thank you so much I will certainly try and implement the techniques you mentioned in my life with utmost dedication and commitment
I have been journaling ever since I watched this video almost 4 months ago, where I write about something positive that happened that day as well as something I'm thankful for, I'm now 110 days in and it's changed my life and how I look at things!
Brilliant stuff....Recently I realized that multi-tasking has been hurting my productivity for a long time... Now, I have made it a "goal" to focus on "one thing only" until I am finished with that "thing", then move onto the next "thing".....Giving each "thing" as much of my focus and concentration as I can... The results have been gratifying....
+Josue Avelar Just did. Thanked the guy who showed me this video, and thanked Ian Thomas for writing the Pendragon Rising choose your own adventure game I loved. However, the third thanking has yet to present itself...
Fabulous, change the lens through which we perceive the world and allow the happiness to flow more easily. Specifically, letting go of thought patterns that get in the way of happiness, letting go of fear, anger, jealousy, blame, guilt, sorrow, irritation, resentment, frustration, criticism, bitterness and other negative thought patterns, and instead choosing thought patterns to do with peace, love, harmony, passion, purpose, strength, confidence, kindness, encouragement, compassion, thankfulness and other positive thought patterns. Our perception lens can give everything an enjoyable visage, it's looking at the fullness of water in half the glass, it's a self fulfilling prophecy in that what we focus on grows. I wish you all peace, love and harmony. I love you xxx :)
WOW - this guy hit the nail on the head. A few years ago I by chance seemed to acquire that formula. After my job finished as an analyst, I wanted a break. I was overweight, decided to go for long walks, about 8 miles. I'd sit in a park, with a river, some wildlife, and just think. Then I'd get my iPhone and text message my friend on whatever I thought, I always give a few pennies to the homeless when they ask. Did this daily for a long time, now I'm described as 'clinicaly happy'.
Inspired to change my view of happiness. The formula of happiness never focuses on the uncertain future and higher goals. The happiness is about how you spend today :)
This reinforces what I've believed: constantly trying to reach success, to work to reach happiness later, is really not an effective way to live. I always think "Wow, this is the best one I've seen!" And this Talk is definitely a Life Changer, it's amazing! I'm very grateful I stumbled upon this video:)
What is better than happiness? Joy. Where does it reside? In the spirit, which is limitless. How is joy acquired? By using the faculties of intellect and reasoning, which God gave you, to arrive at the truth. Truth is more important than feelings and pleasure because the latter reside in the body..limited and temporary. The world offers you comfort...but you were not made for comfort...you were made for greatness. Pope Benedict.
Stress is useless and a hindrance, however we are wired to experience it anyway. The trick I use to get rid of it is always expect the worst, proved to be effective, and far from depressing, being pleasantly surprised almost all the time feels nice.
That talk was astounding. The results are near enough instant after seeing how luck-filled i am. I want to say thank you for putting this out for us to discover.
This is truth, thank you for your insights. Happiness is a choice. I have found for myself the cornerstone to happiness is gratitude. Learn to count your blessings. Every day I am thankful for my life, even if I have challenges.
If you have more a lot of substance maybe continue 10% happy when you grow. But when you still have 90% in your mind to make me happy. What do you think will change your mind in your life! Incredible Thanks Shawn Achor
Need to slow down your rate of speech. I know you're trying to squeeze a lot in- but as a speech assistant I can tell you: we process your info better & it's more impactful with slower speech.
That depend on the listener. For me it could be even faster. For the average UA-cam listener it could be too fast but I believe for the people in the audience it was just right.
The clever thing about this is that he talked for 12 minutes, and about 1 minute was the information he wanted to convey, and the other 11 minutes was him entertaining and getting people to listen to him. He kept the important information short and to the point while filling the time with fun energy. That's a good speaker :)
Well said friend. 👌
Sorry, for me it was the opposite. I felt he wasted 10 minutes will nonsense that I rewatched a couple of times to make sure I was not missing something that would lead to the TL:DR message: Everyday for 21 days, write down three good things so you will be happier.
Supposedly, happier people work better.
The fact that this comment is on a video about choosing to be positive is hilarious to me😂
i beg to differ
I like how he puts everyone in a good mood by making them laugh, I think this makes it easier for him to get his message across.
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That's kinda what he does, though!
WHERE'D ALL YOU PEOPLE COME FROM
"Bobo married Amy the unicorn" 😂😂😂😂
To do today:
- Write down 3 gratitudes
- Journal a positive thing that happened today
- Exercise
- Meditate
- Do something kind
restless42 thanks
I was hoping someone would note these down - thank you very much :-)
So did you?
@@ya_boi_second I did 😄
@@restless42 Mah man!
5:20 Don't just move "up" to the average..... but move the entire average UP!
Perfect
Legendary lines
I am so thankful for Mr. Achor's speech. I've tried speaking about this with many people, but I never had confidence in what I was saying. This reinforces what I've believed: constantly trying to reach success, to work to reach happiness later, is really not an effective way to live. Being happy now, taking care of yourself, is how you can accomplish goals and live in a fulfilling way. Being happy and finding meaning in each day is the ultimate success, and makes working, school, and accomplishments that much more rewarding. Why wait to find success when it's just a matter of how we view it? It could be right in front of us.
Have the confidence to speak up !! you are absolutely correct.. people might not be able to understand you or implement what u are saying.. but that definitely does not make u wrong ! May u have loads of success on your journey
Thank you! Will do!
+MeganIsSoSmiley Youre post made me so happy megan :) i rly have to thank you for that you are absolutly right ! by the way i snipping tooled out the words ultimate success out of your coment ... its my new desktop background now :D
+meganissosmiley you are, in my point of view, completly right. its up to us, to define succes and not by others. i've visited an institution, which gives people with drugaddiction the opportunity to get free coffee, a bed, a job and also a room, where you can consume drugs the safeuser way. the institution leader was an absolute inspiring person. he said: to me it is succes, that people manage to use their energy to come her and take care of themselfes. i know to us this is a little, but to them it means a lot. he told us a story about a man, whos aim it was to get a job an manage to buy from his own money a holiday week in the bavarian forest. and he made it.
the reason i'm writting this is, cause you inspired me. you made me smile with your comment. i wish you, that you find the success in your point of view. take care.
Reminds me of the power of Now. Most people view it as conforming or settling for less but I think that is the wrong perspective. We can all be happy with what we have right now for sure and in tern live a happier more fulfilling life
Every time I watch a great TED talk, I feel I have seen the best, only to be bettered by the next talk. This man is brilliant, the way he captured my attention right from the first second, incredible talk!
“Your ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as a threat.” The word choice rings true. 7:39
Actually 8:22 , but anyway it's another way of saying 'Feel the fear and do it anyway.'
Boy does he talk fast! Great speech mind.
Marcello Capone How does he do that? O.o
Well, I think most of psychologists that I have heard talk fast
I think experience and training helps that.
There is a limited amount of time the presenters have for TedTalks
Set the video speed to 1.5 to really speed him up :) It's nice to blast through some of these longer videos.
One of the best TED presentations ever...Thanks Mr. Achor!
I journaled right after I watched this video!
Hope this helps!
Shawn Achor listed out the ways that in which you can achieve a more positive lifestyle (and in 21 days in a row - where a task becomes a habit and it REWIRES your brain). Allowing our brain to work more optimistically and successfully.
1. Gratitude:
Write 3 new things each day for the things you are grateful for. Brain starts to retain a pattern to scan for the positive first instead of the negative.
2. Journalling:
Journalling about 1 positive experience that you’ve had in the past 24 hours allows your brain to relive it.
3. Exercise:
Teaches your brain that your behaviour matters.
4. Meditation:
Allows you brain to get over the cultural ADHD that we’ve been creating to do multiple tasks at once. Allows our brain to focus at the current task in hand.
5. Random acts of kindness:
Conscious acts of kindness. Open up your inbox and write 1 positive email to a person in your social network/ circle.
slucey suhaili u are awesome, thanks :)
Thank you,I follow what he says cleary,my english skill is bad .thak you for concluding
This is very useful. Thank you. 😊
sez suhaili you're the best omg
sez suhaili bless your heart
Absolute brilliance. I watch this every week just to remain focused. Thank you sir.
maybe is an investment and not a waste
You can never watch this too many times. Great Message and Excellent Delivery!
I'm surprised at how many people don't understand this man's message. He never once said to look the other way, put on some rose colored glasses and be on your merry way. He even went so far as to lay out actual steps for every person to take for 21 days. If you watch his Google talk (it's on UA-cam as well) he actually explains how not facing reality and being overly optimistic is a disorder.
The point he's making is that both pessimists and optimists can be realists. A realist sees the reality around him, but how he internalizes and process that information is what makes him a pessimist or optimist. The pessimist will not perform as well as the optimist because a positive mind performs better than one that is negative, neutral, or stressed.
Again, I'm not sure how people don't understand this since he never said anything contradicting that. I guess I'll just remain a positive outlier.
Well said
Every time I watch a TED Talk, I always think "Wow, this is the best one I've seen!" And this Talk is definitely a Life Changer, it's amazing! I'm very grateful I stumbled upon this video:)
Kristen G. same here
Unless the TED talk is about politics, religions, and ideology. You will see one huge dislike bar at those kinds of video.
Kristen G. Me too; I've watched this like 3 times now! I love it 😊
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Had to slow it down to .75 playback to take notes
Best Ted Talk i've seen in a while
Watched it so many times just because it's hilarious while being extremely useful.
I LOVED this Ted Talk! Any time I've operating from a place of happiness, instead of making "happy" a goal, my creativity and list of new ideas go off the charts. Thanks Shawn for reminding me that I can work towards living this way daily!
Buddhism in modern context. As long as it's in a form people can digest, doesn't matter how/ who the message is provided.
+Golighty678 Even looking at the tiny Buddha aside my screen right now, this new presentation is better for me. I knew there was some wisdom in this topic, but the message just wasn't clear to me, hidden within undifferentiated cultural extras that have accrued around it. I'm not a religious person, so I only received the Buddhist version of the idea in a very foggy way - which dampened its effect.
So, I think Mr. Achor's way of explaining both the problem and the chance to improve is very good and matters, as it's a form that many people can digest and, as you said, that is necessary.
He also explained in the other eleven minutes how we already see examples of how happiness creates success. He managed to explain how he came to his conclusions and his motivations to help convince the audience that his one minute of information is worth knowing and paying attention to. A lot of the Ted talks work this same way, and I love watching them.
A REVOLUTION!!! (gave me chills)
This is, by far, the best TED talk I have ever seen. Just amazing.
Fast speech hurts understanding. But he is amazing. Success and happiness aren't one
gekaprog Or you can watch repeatedly and maybe increase your comprehension speed. Good luck.
I watched it at 1.25 and I'm not even a native speaker. I see lots of people tell that here but was he like THAT fast?
I personally wish success and happiness for you and anyone reading this! You WILL overcome your tribulations by remaining that GREAT person that you are! I KNOW it! Just keep going.
Wow. Justttt... WOW. This is totally totally true. He just explained Happiness in a simple logic
I absolutely adored this TED TV segment. So inspiration, Shawn has a way to hook people almost effortlessly, not with witty lies or gimmicks, but with his pure charisma and truth. Loved this, definitely gonna look up more of his vids.
So what I've taken away from this, is that if I eat more chocolate (which makes me happy) I will feel more positive and be more successful in my life. Thank you TED Talks for validating my love of chocolate.
I love the science behind this. Our ability to look at things through different lenses and re-frame how we see the world is a common method, but having some science to back it up is refreshing. I am going to buy his book!
Excellent work, Great to hear discussion over happiness being less based in the circumstantial and more in our ability to notice and appreciate the elements of our existence that we are already happy about.
I write three grateful things every day, I find it really change my life. I am more satisfied and positive to do anything.The speech is very worthy of listening!!!!
Amazing speech sir! I'm part of the TEDx committee in IIM Trichy, India. Wish we could have you speak. You're just brilliant!!!
My all-time favorite TED Talk.
Excellent talk about success and happiness, and how success doesn't lead to happiness, happiness leads to success (at least more of it). Some great, practical tips at the end.
Excellent Video...well worth watching...over & over. Saved!
idk what yall were talking about fast speech, because I listened to this at 2X speed and was fine xD. Inspirational message!
3:03: Sicología Positiva
3:15: Gráfica: Escapando del culto del promedio
3:45: Hay un "extraño" en el auditorio... pero no es problema
4:05: En los cursos de economía etc. buscan eliminar los "extraños"
4:20: Si lo que estamos mirando es el potencial, la felicidad etc. lo que estamos es creando el culto del promedio.
4:53: Normal es promedio
5:25: Cómo subir todo el promedio....
6:20: La realidad no es la que nos forma si no que el lente con que vemos el mundo transforma nuestra realidad.
6:26: si cambiamos el lente también cambiamos los resultados educativos y empresariales
6:30: Estudio de caso: Estudiando los "diferentes"
7:25: Después de dos semanas en Harvard los estudiantes dejan de enfocarse en el privilegio de estar allá y piensan más en los problemas.
7:50: Se asume que factores externos son los que predicen la felicidad.
8:00: El 90% de la felicidad proviene no del exterior, si no de la forma en que el cerebro procesa el exterior.
8:15: Cerebros positivos y éxito
8:20: 75% de las probabilidades para predecir el éxito están asociadas a los niveles de positivismo y gestión, su soporte social, y la habilidad de ver el stress como un reto y no como una amenaza
9:28: Si trabajo más duro será más exitoso, y si tengo más éxito será más feliz.
9:53: Si la felicidad está en el lado opuesto del éxito su cerebro nunca llegará allá
9:58: Como sociedad hemos empujado la felicidad más allá del horizonte cognitivo
10:05: Pensamos que si tenemos éxito entonces seremos felices.
10:06: El cerebro trabaja en sentido opuesto
10:10: Primero se eleva el nivel de positivismo en el presente, entonces el cerebro experimenta una "ventaja de felicidad", ya que cuando el cerebro piensa positivimante se desempeña muchísimo mejor que cuando está negativo, neutro o estresado.
10:20: Aumenta la inteligencia, la creatividad, los niveles de energía
10:25: Imagen: La ventaja de la felicidad
10:50: Tenemos que aprender a reversar la fórmula: Si trabajo más duro seré más exitoso a si pienso positivamente en el presente tengo la "ventaja de la felicidad".
10:55: Sobre la dopamina
11:07: Formas de entrenar el cerebro para crear cambio positivo perdurable
CLAVE: Hay que cambiar el "Debo tener éxito(s) para ser feliz." a "Debo pensar positivamente (sentir felicidad) en el presente, para muy probablemente tener éxito(s)
Voltaire said : "I decided to be happy because it's healthy.".
He was right, thank you for this speech !
I think this just might be my favorite TED talk. Amazing!
11:00 and onward...I'm going to start that tomorrow morning. I love this, this is awesome. I'm excited. Thank you.
How is it going?
After 10 years I still love this video and this guy. Congrats for this TED presentation. :)
Excatly !
Tried this and realized after 28 days (forgot about 21 since I was doing so well) and it works! I suffer from Bipolar2 so these things are a challenge but it worked. I noticed I saved more money bcuz I was happy and when I spent money it was on experiences and ppl. Also, so many areas in my lifr also approved.
Watching this for an assignment for class, absolutely love his sense of humor!
ripples of positivity! i like it.
Play at 0.75x
One of the best and funniest TEDTalk’s I’ve ever watched. Awesome job!!
Take aways
- Being normal is the same as being merely average
- See stress as a challenge instead of a threat
- Classic way of thinking - if I work harder, and get success, then I will be happy. But, if happiness is always on the other side of success, then happiness will always be on the horizon.
- Happier people end up working more successfully
- Small changes for becoming more positive
1) Write out 3 things you're grateful for
2) Journal
3) Exercise
4) Meditation
5) Random acts of kindness
Shawn, that's awesome!!! Really INSPIRING! I not only want to do this for myself but also do this for others around me, take this message further!
I am 100% confident to state that this is the best TED talk I've ever heard!
"Amy, I think this means you're a unicorn" :'D
One of my sons won the National Merit Scholarship Award and when he was younger telling him a rabbit, his favorite animal at the time, would eat peas would be what would get him to eat peas too. Appealing to the imagination and emotional level, and not just the intellectual level, is powerful.
You made my day today after 10 years of this video. Thank you for making this! I am happy and greatfull
My indoctrinated brain interpreted this message like this: "Great, now I just have to become happier and then I'll be able to become successful so I can finally become truly happy."
Set tempo as 0.5 and enjoy Best-Drunk-Advices ever :D
+Rulskełę thats really funny and true coupled with the facial expression...
OMFG HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH HE'S GREAT BUT THIS. THIS
just watched at 0.5................absolute gold! brilliant! hilarious!
Great! xD
HILARIOUS!
One of my all time favorite Ted Talks. I have read two of his books and think he is incredible. I appreciate the POV he presents, it is a good reminder!
"Raise your positivity in the present and your brain experiences a happiness advantage" - Shawn Achor
You talked about thanking someone from your social support group, you might not be in my "social support group" but your talk has supported me do much I am glad I stumbled across it today when I needed it so badly thank you so much
I will certainly try and implement the techniques you mentioned in my life with utmost dedication and commitment
I have been journaling ever since I watched this video almost 4 months ago, where I write about something positive that happened that day as well as something I'm thankful for, I'm now 110 days in and it's changed my life and how I look at things!
how is it going 7 years later!
Brilliant stuff....Recently I realized that multi-tasking has been hurting my productivity for a long time... Now, I have made it a "goal" to focus on "one thing only" until I am finished with that "thing", then move onto the next "thing".....Giving each "thing" as much of my focus and concentration as I can... The results have been gratifying....
this should have millions of views, so many people could benefit from seeing this and implementing daily gratitude.
And so I shall start on this prescription from today! Meditation, Exercise, Journaling, 3 Gratitudes and Acts of Kindness. Wish me luck!
Goodluck don't give up!
One of the best Ted Talk ever, if not the best. Definitely deserves more than 32K like
I love this video it truly inspired me and change my view on things
This was exceptionally powerful!! Wow wow wow! This has to be one of the best Ted Talks I’ve seen and I’ve seen plenty. Thank you sir.
Who else is going to try the writing down 3 grateful things a day thing?
+Josue Avelar
Just did.
Thanked the guy who showed me this video, and thanked Ian Thomas for writing the Pendragon Rising choose your own adventure game I loved.
However, the third thanking has yet to present itself...
I did!
I am!
*One of the most important TED Talks*
Fabulous, change the lens through which we perceive the world and allow the happiness to flow more easily. Specifically, letting go of thought patterns that get in the way of happiness, letting go of fear, anger, jealousy, blame, guilt, sorrow, irritation, resentment, frustration, criticism, bitterness and other negative thought patterns, and instead choosing thought patterns to do with peace, love, harmony, passion, purpose, strength, confidence, kindness, encouragement, compassion, thankfulness and other positive thought patterns. Our perception lens can give everything an enjoyable visage, it's looking at the fullness of water in half the glass, it's a self fulfilling prophecy in that what we focus on grows. I wish you all peace, love and harmony. I love you xxx :)
@Anna M. You weren't born thinking like that x
My favorite TED speaker. Everytime I feel down, Shawn's talk makes me laugh, and think.
Ter sucesso é fácil, é uma pena que muitos vejam isto como algo de poucos...poderia ser algo de muitos!!!
Palestra incrível...parabéns.
1. I am grateful for this talk.
2. I have learn that talk fast can be useful.
3. It may be healthy to be an outlier.
This guys talks like he's ordering pizza and his phone's at 1%
He is Eminem of psychology.
lol... Agreed ... yet he's funny
Hahaha, accurate. You only came up with that, because the video put you in a happy state
Yea, talks super fast.
Ya, I know! I had to double check if my playback speed was set at 2x
I just love ted talks, addicted to them.
Sometimes that's good for his style of humor because he can blow right passed the funny and then they hit you half a second later.
WOW - this guy hit the nail on the head. A few years ago I by chance seemed to acquire that formula. After my job finished as an analyst, I wanted a break. I was overweight, decided to go for long walks, about 8 miles. I'd sit in a park, with a river, some wildlife, and just think. Then I'd get my iPhone and text message my friend on whatever I thought, I always give a few pennies to the homeless when they ask. Did this daily for a long time, now I'm described as 'clinicaly happy'.
Thank you.
Inspired to change my view of happiness. The formula of happiness never focuses on the uncertain future and higher goals. The happiness is about how you spend today :)
"Perception becomes reality"
~~cc
"Genius creates; others imitate"
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fantastic way to snatching happiness from the bad times we faced.
This guy knows how to kill a crowd (with laughter)....XDDDDDDD
This is by far the best speaker that I have EVER seen! Wow!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
As a followup, I recommend reading "Happiness is a Serious Problem", by Dennis Prager.
I saw this right after it was first uploaded and it CHANGED MY LIFE. Thank you Shawn!! 💛
Shawn:
Everyone: _laughs_
Just watching him makes me feel more positive... Great speaker, great idea.
If Tosh.0 gave a TED talk
I love this!! Entertaining and yet knowledgeable! Thank you
You are so right! Thank you for sharing this wonderful information. You did a great job!
This is my all-time favorite TED talk!
This reinforces what I've believed: constantly trying to reach success,
to work to reach happiness later, is really not an effective way to
live. I always think "Wow, this is the best one I've seen!" And this Talk is
definitely a Life Changer, it's amazing! I'm very grateful I stumbled
upon this video:)
This video was wonderful. I watched it with a smile on my face and loved his point of view.
What is better than happiness? Joy. Where does it reside? In the spirit, which is limitless. How is joy acquired? By using the faculties of intellect and reasoning, which God gave you, to arrive at the truth.
Truth is more important than feelings and pleasure because the latter reside in the body..limited and temporary.
The world offers you comfort...but you were not made for comfort...you were made for greatness. Pope Benedict.
Stress is useless and a hindrance, however we are wired to experience it anyway. The trick I use to get rid of it is always expect the worst, proved to be effective, and far from depressing, being pleasantly surprised almost all the time feels nice.
That talk was astounding. The results are near enough instant after seeing how luck-filled i am. I want to say thank you for putting this out for us to discover.
122 people obviously didn't watch this.
This is truth, thank you for your insights. Happiness is a choice. I have found for myself the cornerstone to happiness is gratitude. Learn to count your blessings. Every day I am thankful for my life, even if I have challenges.
Anyone else here because of psychology class?
This is now my absolute favorite TED talk video.
Am i the only whose bore with the ad of PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS
If you have more a lot of substance maybe continue 10% happy when you grow. But when you still have 90% in your mind to make me happy.
What do you think will change your mind in your life!
Incredible Thanks Shawn Achor
Need to slow down your rate of speech. I know you're trying to squeeze a lot in- but as a speech assistant I can tell you: we process your info better & it's more impactful with slower speech.
so fast
Set at 0.5 if you need to, and enjoy.
That depend on the listener. For me it could be even faster. For the average UA-cam listener it could be too fast but I believe for the people in the audience it was just right.
Best lecturer I have seen. Not only informative but so FUNNY that I remember the information.
Dude is basic af, with basic af advice.