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2019 Reading List: The Happiness Equation by Neil Pasricha

Go forth and be happy

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Studies show that when we begin to value the rewards we get for doing a task, we lose our inherent interest in doing the task. The interest we have becomes lost in our minds, hidden away from our own brains, as the shiny external reward sits front and center and becomes the new object of our desire. Keep in mind that there are two types of motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic is internal — you’re doing it because you want to. Extrinsic is external — you’re doing it because you get something for it. Teresa Amabile, a professor at Harvard Business School, has performed some experiments on intrinsic and extrinsic motivators with college students. She asked the students to make 'silly collages' and invent stories for them. Some were told they were getting rewards for their work, and some were not. What happened? Based on scores from independent judges, the least creative projects by far were done by students who were promised rewards for their work. Amabile said, 'It may be that commissioned work will, in general, be less creative than work that is done out of pure interest.'

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Reluctant Reader Wednesday: The Book of Awesome: Snow Days, Bakery Air, Finding Money in Your Pocket, and Other Simple, Brilliant Things by Neil Pasricha 

This book was created by the author of the morale-boosting blog 1000awesomethings.com, and it will be helpful for any readers who want to lift their spirits and add items to their gratitude lists.

Topics include lots of things that you can appreciate with your senses, like the smell of rain on a hot sidewalk, the smell of frying onions and garlic, the smell of freshly cut grass, and (OF COURSE) the smell of books.

But there are also plenty of topics that are about good luck and pleasant surprises, like When you’re awkwardly standing by yourself with a full cafeteria tray of food and then suddenly spot your friend waving at you and Finding the last item of your size at the store. There might even be awesome things in this book that you didn’t know existed, like Discovering those little tabs on the side of the aluminum foil box.

Seriously, I had NO IDEA  about those!

Give this book to teens and grownups who could use a reason or two to look at the positive side of life and see how much awesomeness is around us every day!

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Careers at SmartFinancial

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Careers at SmartFinancial

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Refresh Mobility 8/4/2019

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Refresh Mobility 8/4/2019

Check out http://instagram.com/showcasemobility to see what these awesome people are up to. Likes: 0 Viewed: source

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Jumps from 2019

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Jumps from 2019

Featuring lots of awesome people. Everything from my camera. Likes: 1 Viewed: source

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#WeAreShatterproof Stories - Recovery Is Awesome Because.."

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#WeAreShatterproof Stories - Recovery Is Awesome Because.."

Stories shatter stigma. When you share yours, you break down harmful stereotypes and let people affected by addiction know they’re not alone. No matter how addiction has touched your life, share your story now to show that together, #WeAreShatterproof. https://www.shatterproof.org/weareshatterproof Likes: 0 Viewed: source