“At the time, my 6-year-old kept thinking my character's name was "Sam Alone," which is kind of brilliant. The funny came out of Sam's sad core: the alcoholic, the sex addict, the person who thinks he's God's gift.” ThinkingYearsKindPersonsCharacterNamesSexBrilliantCoreAddictAlcoholics Author:Ted Danson
“I don't get a sense that Cheers is revered the way it should be by [younger viewers]. In my mind, it's a show that should always, always, always be in the pantheon. But can it ever mean to future generations what it meant to us?” WayShouldMindMeanShowsGenerationsCheerViewersFuture GenerationPantheon Author:Ted Danson
“By changing our mindset and habits, we can actually dramatically change the course of life, improve intelligence, productivity, improve the quality of our lives, and improve every single education and business outcome.” CoursesQualityOur LivesHabitMindsetProductivityOutcomesCourse Of Life Author:Shawn Achor
“I let my [past] life in peripherally, because I'm interested in what's over there; I want to keep going forward.” WantPastKeep GoingMy PastPast Life Author:Ted Danson
“As we got more interested in time management and productivity, we lost the individual, and with that individual loss, we lost happiness as well. So I think the world has actually been malnourished as we've focused so much on productivity and ignored happiness and meaning to our own detriment.” ThinkingWorldWellsIndividualLostLossManagementFocusedProductivityTime ManagementIgnored Author:Shawn Achor
“Happiness is actually an individual choice, even in the midst of negative circumstances. It's not something our employers can give to us, though they can limit and influence that choice.” GivingChoicesIndividualInfluenceCircumstancesLimitsNegativeMidstEmployersIndividual Choice Author:Shawn Achor
“Happiness is a social creature. If you try to pursue it in a vacuum, it's very difficult to sustain it. But as soon as you get people focused on creating meaningful connections in the midst of their work, or increasing the meaning and depth of their relationships outside of work, we find happiness rising in step with that social connection.” PeopleIfsTryingSocialDifficultStepsCreaturesCreatingConnectionsDepthFocusedMeaningfulPursueRisingMidstVacuumsFinding HappinessMeaningful Connections Author:Shawn Achor
“I've worked with farmers in Zimbabwe who've lost their lands. I've worked with people in Venezuela, under threat of kidnappings, whose external world is unstable. But they have very strong social connections with their family and friends. And as a result, they're able to maintain a greater level of happiness and optimism than I've seen from bankers, consultants, or salespeople who are on the road all the time, who follow jobs separated from their families, and, as a result, find themselves missing out on the happiness that comes from those very connections that they severed.” PeopleWorldAbleJobsLostStrongSocialLevelsResultsGreaterLandMissingConnectionsOptimismThreatFarmersVery StrongFamily And FriendsBankersUnstableKidnappingVenezuelaConsultantsZimbabweMissing OutSalespeople Author:Shawn Achor
“Happiness is such an incredible advantage in our life. When the human brain is positive, our intelligence rises, we stop diverting resources to think about anxiety.” ThinkingHumansBrainOur LivesAnxietyResourcesAdvantageIncrediblesHuman Brain Author:Shawn Achor
“Most people keep waiting on happiness, putting off happiness until they're successful or until they achieve some goal, which means we limit both happiness and success. That formula doesn't work.” PeopleMeanWaitingGoalSuccessfulAchieveLimitsFormulasHappiness And Success Author:Shawn Achor