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The Secret Of Success - Is It Happiness?
Martin Seligman
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Happiness and success
Happiness is a key driver and a precursor of success.
Positive feelings make the brain work better. They trigger the release of serotonin and dopamine, which significantly enhance motor control, motivation, memory, problem-solving and mental focus.
Pursue meaningful engagement
Meaningful engagement as a key factor of happiness.
When we identify our greatest strengths and recraft our life to use them in our social and family interactions we gain more meaning.
Practice mindfulness
We spend about 47% of our waking hours thinking about what isn’t going on.
To change that, try focusing on whatever we are doing and the experience we are having at this very moment.
Strengthen your friendship circles
In the periods of stress and challenges they face, the most successful people will make time for friends, peers and family members, always seeking to strengthen their friendship circles.
Develop your softer skills
Those are personal and communication skills including empathy, listening skills and the ability to build a team.
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- We enjoy doing the tasks assigned to us
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