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Book Summary: “The Happiness Advantage”

Shawn Achor’s book “The Happiness Advantage” helped me understand the power of happiness and realize it’s a cause—not a byproduct—of success.

Will Arnett and Viktor Frankl both explain that you can CHOOSE whether today will be a good day or a bad day. You can choose your own weather.

Journalist Maria Konnikova wanted to learn more about the flaws in her own decision-making, so she decided to spend one year learning poker…

Once someone accomplishes a seemingly impossible task, a psychological seal is broken, enabling others to complete the task even faster.

What causes companies to opt for external candidates so often instead of promoting internal employees? “Unfamiliarity bias” helps explain it.

It all started when I got a Director role at my company. Then I began to question myself: do I really deserve this role? What if I screw up?

Factfulness book review: I read over 70 books per year, and this is the best book I’ve read in a while. It’s poignant, hopeful, and timely.

Thinking in Bets is an exposé of our illogical thinking patterns, told by a poker pro schooled in graduate-level psychology.

Give and Take book review: Wharton business professor Adam Grant explores whether “nice guys” truly do finish last.

Many of the most successful people share the same five habits. I realized this after reading dozens of books about people I admire.