Shawn Achor
Positive psychology author and speaker
Shawn Achor is an American author and speaker who champions positive psychology. He wrote The Happiness Advantage, Before Happiness and Big Potential.
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American Born 1978 in Waco, United States
About Shawn Achor
Shawn Achor spent twelve years at Harvard University teaching and researching what makes people happy. His work argues that happiness leads to success, rather than the other way round. He founded the consulting firm GoodThink, Inc., and has served as its CEO. His TEDx talk "The Happy Secret to Better Work" is among the most viewed TED talks. He has written The Happiness Advantage and Big Potential, both New York Times best-sellers, as well as Before Happiness.