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55: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

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The Fulcrum and the Lever - Happiness Is Not About Lying About the Stuff

Happiness is not about lying to ourselves or turning a blind eye to the negative, but about adjusting our brains so that we can see ways to rise above our circumstances. The workoholloks curse is basically viewing family time or leisure time as unproductive. And when you do that, it makes it that way. It's the self fulfilling prophecy idea.

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