Experience Sampling

On a scale of 1 (not at all) – 10 (extremely)

Do you feel:

Happy?

Relaxed?

Awake?

31% more productive by just one, free act per day

Our Behaviour Matters

In pairs

What Went Well

Write down 3 things that went well for you in the last 24 hours

Discuss these with your partner

Our Behaviour Matters

What Went Well

3 per dayShawn Achor: The

Happiness Advantage

George Miller

Experience Sampling

On a scale of 1 (not at all) – 10 (extremely)

Do you feel:

Happy?

Relaxed?

Awake?

The Mind-Body LinkThe Mind and Body are the Same System

Every Cell is Eavesdropping on Your Internal Dialogue

Electrical Signal

Neuron Neuro Transmitter

Whitehall studies: metabolic syndrome by civil service

employment grade (5,382 men and 2,389 women aged 39–63)

Brunner , 2007

Behavioural factors only accounted for a third in men and tenth in women

Please eat your sweet!

3:1Positive : Negative

Marcial LosadaLosada Ratio Positivity: Negativity

Using Losada’s 3:1 at Work

3 Qualities you admire in the

person

One thing they could do more

of?

You need a 5:1 ratio at home!

Criticism

Contempt

Defensiveness

StonewallingJohn Gottman

Joy

Gratitude

Serenity

Interest

Hope

Pride

Amusement

Inspiration

Awe

Love

10 Forms of Positivity

Experience Sampling

On a scale of 1 (not at all) – 10 (extremely)

Do you feel:

Happy?

Relaxed?

Awake?

31% more productive by just one, free act per day

Shawn Achor: The Happiness Advantage

Praise Effort Rather Than Ability

• You are so clever

• You’re a natural

• Another great outcome

• That’s the result we wanted

• You must have worked hard to achieve that

• You planned well, look at the result

• Tell me more about how you did that…

Carol Dweck: Mindset

1. Buy experiences

2. Make it a treat

3. Buy time

4. Pay now, consume later

5. Invest in others

AutonomyMasteryPurpose

Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi

Shawn Achor: The Happiness Advantage