Positive Psychology: VIDEO: The Power of Habit

Saturday, September 29, 2012

VIDEO: The Power of Habit

This past Connect SF 2012, we were thrilled to welcome, Charles Duhigg, Staff Writer, The New York Times, Author, “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business” to the stage.

Why do so many people achieve success and some do not? Why are some real estate agents successful and some are not? Why are some brokers flourishing and next door, the broker is closing their doors?

In this keynote address Duhigg talks about success and failure and the powerful force of habits in our life.

The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg

According to The New York Times, “Duhigg has read hundreds of scientific papers and interviewed many of the scientists who wrote them, and relays interesting findings on habit formation and change from the fields of social psychology, clinical psychology and neuroscience.

This is not a self-help book conveying one author’s homespun remedies, but a serious look at the science of habit formation and change.”

When asked about success on his site, Duhigg says, “They achieved success by focusing on the patterns that shape every aspect of our lives. They succeeded by transforming habits.”

Watch the complete keynote address here:
We’d love for you to join us at our next Connect in NYC in January 2013, click here to view our speaker and program line-up!

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Positive Psychology given credence by Academia:

Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Commentators on the subject Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, note that:

"The field of positive psychology at the subjective level is about valued subjective experiences: well-being, contentment, and satisfaction (in the past); hope and optimism (for the future); and flow and happiness (in the present).

At the individual level, it is about positive individual traits: the capacity for love and vocation, courage, interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future mindedness, spirituality, high talent, and wisdom.

At the group level, it is about the civic virtues and the institutions that move individuals toward better citizenship: responsibility, nurturance, altruism, civility, moderation,tolerance, and work ethic."