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The Happy Secret to Better Work

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Every time your brain has a success, you change the goalpost of what success looks like.

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You got good grades, now you have to get better grades.

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You hit your sales target, now we're going to raise the target.

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If happiness is on the opposite side of success, your brain never gets there.

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We've pushed happiness over the cognitive horizon.

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But if you raise someone's level of positivity in the present,

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their brain experiences what we call a happiness advantage.

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Your brain at positive performs significantly better than at negative, neutral or stressed.

The Happy Secret to Better Work

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Every time your brain has a success, you change the goalpost of what success looks like. You got good grades, now you have to get better grades. You hit your sales target, now we're going to raise the target. If happiness is on the opposite side of success, your brain never gets there. We've pushed happiness over the cognitive horizon. But if you raise someone's level of positivity in the present, their brain experiences what we call a happiness advantage. Your brain at positive performs significantly better than at negative, neutral or stressed.

Traducao (Portugues)

Toda vez que seu cérebro tem um sucesso, você muda a meta do que sucesso significa. Tirou boas notas, agora precisa tirar notas melhores. Bateu a meta de vendas, agora vamos aumentar a meta. Se a felicidade está do outro lado do sucesso, seu cérebro nunca chega lá. Empurramos a felicidade para além do horizonte cognitivo. Mas se você elevar o nível de positividade de alguém no presente, o cérebro experimenta o que chamamos de vantagem da felicidade. Seu cérebro positivo funciona significativamente melhor do que negativo, neutro ou estressado.

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