Shawn Achor
Author · 7 books
Shawn Achor is an American educator, author, and speaker known for his advocacy of positive psychology. He is best known for his research reversing the formula of success leading to happiness—his research shows that happiness in fact leads to success. Achor spent 12 years studying what makes people happy at Harvard University. He later authored The Happiness Advantage and founded the Institute of Positive Research and GoodThinkInc. His TEDx talk "The Happy Secret to Better Work" is one of the 20-most viewed TED talks.
Books
A Joosr Guide to… The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
The 7 Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
2016
Big Potential
How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being
2018
Energy + Motivation
2022
The Happiness Advantage
The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
2010
How to Make a Shark Smile
2012
The Orange Frog
How One Spark Change An Island
2012
Before Happiness
Five Actionable Strategies to Create a Positive Path to Success
2013
