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Can Positivity Increase Your Productivity?

BY David Corrigan (@d_corrigan on Twitter)

I was just recently referred to a website that some of you may or may not have heard of - TED (Ideas Worth Spreading). I do not know a whole lot about the site other than I have watched a few very interesting, thought provoking, informative, and inspiring talks on this site. The other day I stumbled across a talk by Shawn Achor, the CEO of Good Think Inc, where he researches and teaches about positive psychology.

This video discusses how being happy can increase productivity in the workplace. He goes on to briefly explain some of the major ways to increase happiness and positive thinking. Two of the activities listed that stood out to me were EXERCISE and MEDITATION. Both of these, are integrated very well into a good traditional martial arts class, while also learning a very valuable skill. Check out the video and let me know what you think of the talk on Twitter or Facebook @PMAOakRidge. 10 minutes out of your day, and I guarantee it will be worth it.



[ted id=1344] Enjoy!

Here is the link if the video embed is not working - http://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work.html