Positivity & Motivation: How They Impact Your Career & Life Pt 1/2
summary
Argues that positive psychology frameworks like PERMA model and Pink’s Mastery/Autonomy/Purpose predict who thrives at work, backed by specific practices: daily gratitude lists, exercise, meditation, using signature strengths, and designing tasks to hit the flow channel. Cites a controlled study where doctors given candy (but not allowed to eat it) diagnose faster, recounts a multi-team product that took years to ship and created measurable team pride, and manages roughly 100 engineers while applying these methods.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00My Story
- 1:48About Me
- 2:44What is Positive Psychology
- 4:20The Origins of Positive Psychology
- 10:57Perma
- 11:40What is Perma
- 13:18Learning Positivity
- 14:06What is Positive Emotion
- 15:43The Spectrum of Positive Emotions
- 17:49Gratitude
- 19:34The Happiness Advantage
- 25:29Engagement
- 25:51Flow
- 26:31Flow Channel
- 28:20What do you do
- 28:49Relationships
- 29:56Relationships at work
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