Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018
240
Book • Nonfiction
2018
Adult
18+ years
In Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being, Shawn Achor explores how individuals can achieve greater success and happiness by fostering collaboration and interconnected growth. The book emphasizes harnessing collective potential through social support and positive relationships, redefining personal achievements to include community-driven success.
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Shawn Achor's Big Potential expands on his work in positive psychology, stressing collaboration over individualism for success and well-being. Readers praise its engaging anecdotes and actionable insights, although some find the concepts repetitive. Achor's optimistic approach resonates well, fostering a sense of community and shared achievement.
Readers who enjoy Big Potential likely engage with self-help and psychology books promoting collective success over individual achievement, similar to readers of The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor and The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. They value insights on enhancing well-being and collaboration.
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