Category Archives: Health and Well-being

10. The Happiness Advantage (Shawn Achor)

Posted on February 10, 2015 by AYearOfBooksBlog

“Studies show that simply believing we an bring about positive change in our lives increases motivation and job performance, that success, in essence, becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy”. Shawn Achor, Harvard professor, shares that success does not lead to happiness but … Continue reading →

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4. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Atul Gawande)

Posted on January 15, 2015 by AYearOfBooksBlog

“There is no escaping the tragedy of life, which is that we are all aging from the day we are born.” This book, written by physician Atul Gawande, is a very interesting perspective on aging, quality of life, death and … Continue reading →

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