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wheniwassevenyearsoldandmysisterwasjustfiveyearsold,wewereplayingontopofabunkbed.iwastwoyearsolderthanmysisteratthetime—imean,i’mtwoyearsolderthanhernow—butatthetimeitmeantshehadtodoeverythingthatiwantedtodo,andiwantedtoplaywar.sowewereupontopofourbunkbeds.andononesideofthebunkbed,ihadputoutallofmyg.i.joesoldiersandweaponry.andontheothersidewereallmysister’smylittleponiesreadyforacavalrycharge.

therearedifferingaccountsofwhatactuallyhappenedthatafternoon,butsincemysisterisnotherewithustoday,letmetellyouthetruestory--（laughter）--whichismysister’salittlebitontheclumsyside.somehow,withoutanyhelporpushfromherolderbrotheratall,suddenlyamydisappearedoffofthetopofthebunkbedandlandedwiththiscrashonthefloor.nowinervouslypeeredoverthesideofthebedtoseewhathadbefallenmyfallensisterandsawthatshehadlandedpainfullyonherhandsandkneesonallfoursontheground.

iwasnervousbecausemyparentshadchargedmewithmakingsurethatmysisterandiplayedassafelyandasquietlyaspossible.andseeingashowihadaccidentallybrokenamy’sarmjustoneweekbefore...（laughter）...heroicallypushingheroutofthewayofanoncomingimaginarysniperbullet,（laughter）forwhichihaveyettobethanked,iwastryingashardasicould—shedidn’tevenseeitcoming—iwastryingashardasicouldtobeonmybestbehavior.

andisawmysister’sface,thiswailofpainandsufferingandsurprisethreateningtoeruptfromhermouthandthreateningtowakemyparentsfromthelongwinter’snapforwhichtheyhadsettled.soididtheonlythingmylittlefranticsevenyear-oldbraincouldthinktodotoavertthistragedy.andifyouhavechildren,you’veseenthishundredsoftimesbefore.isaid,“amy,amy,wait.don’tcry.don’tcry.didyouseehowyoulanded?

nohumanlandsonallfourslikethat.amy,ithinkthismeansyou’reaunicorn.”

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nowthatwascheating,becausetherewasnothingintheworldmysisterwouldwantmorethannottobeamythehurtfiveyear-oldlittlesister,butamythespecialunicorn.ofcourse,thiswasanoptionthatwasopentoherbrainatnopointinthepast.andyoucouldseehowmypoor,manipulatedsisterfacedconflict,asherlittlebrainattemptedtodevoteresourcestofeelingthepainandsufferingandsurpriseshejustexperienced,orcontemplatinghernew-foundidentityasaunicorn.andthelatterwonout.insteadofcrying,insteadofceasingourplay,insteadofwakingmyparents,withallthenegativeconsequencesthatwouldhaveensuedforme,insteadasmilespreadacrossherfaceandshescrambledrightbackupontothebunkbedwithallthegraceofababyunicorn...（laughter）...withonebrokenleg.

whatwestumbledacrossatthistenderageofjustfiveandseven—wehadnoideaatthetime—wassomethingthatwasgoingbeatthevanguardofascientificrevolutionoccurringtwodecadeslaterinthewaythatwelookatthehumanbrain.whatwehadstumbledacrossissomethingcalledpositivepsychology,whichisthereasonthati’mheretodayandthereasonthatiwakeupeverymorning.

whenifirststartedtalkingaboutthisresearchoutsideofacademia,outwithcompaniesandschools,theveryfirstthingtheysaidtoneverdoistostartyourtalkwithagraph.theveryfirstthingiwanttodoisstartmytalkwithagraph.thisgraphlooksboring,butthisgraphisthereasonigetexcitedandwakeupeverymorning.andthisgraphdoesn’tevenmeananything;it’sfakedata.whatwefoundis—

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ifigotthisdatabackstudyingyouhereintheroom,iwouldbethrilled,becausethere’sveryclearlyatrendthat’sgoingonthere,andthatmeansthaticangetpublished,whichisallthatreallymatters.thefactthatthere’soneweirdreddotthat’supabovethecurve,there’soneweirdointheroom—iknowwhoyouare,isawyouearlier—that’snoproblem.that’snoproblem,asmostofyouknow,becauseicanjustdeletethatdot.icandeletethatdotbecausethat’sclearlyameasurementerror.andweknowthat’sameasurementerrorbecauseit’smessingupmydata.

sooneoftheveryfirstthingsweteachpeopleineconomicsandstatisticsandbusinessandpsychologycoursesishow,inastatisticallyvalidway,doweeliminatetheweirdos.howdoweeliminatetheoutlierssowecanfindthelineofbestfit?

whichisfantasticifi’mtryingtofindouthowmanyadviltheaveragepersonshouldbetaking—two.butifi’minterestedinpotential,ifi’minterestedinyourpotential,orforhappinessorproductivityorenergyorcreativity,whatwe’redoingiswe’recreatingthecultoftheaveragewithscience.

ifiaskedaquestionlike,“howfastcanachildlearnhowtoreadinaclassroom?

”scientistschangetheanswerto“howfastdoestheaveragechildlearnhowtoreadinthatclassroom?

”andthenwetailortheclassrighttowardstheaverage.nowifyoufallbelowtheaverageonthiscurve,thenpsychologistsgetthrilled,becausethatmeansyou’reeitherdepressedoryouhaveadisorder,orhopefullyboth.we’rehopingforbothbecauseourbusinessmodelis,ifyoucomeintoatherapysessionwithoneproblem,wewanttomakesureyouleaveknowingyouhave10,soyoukeepcomingbackoverandoveragain.we’llgobackintoyourchildhoodifnecessary,buteventuallywhatwewanttodoismakeyounormalagain.butnormalismerelyaverage.

andwhatipositandwhatpositivepsychologypositsisthatifwestudywhatismerelyaverage,wewillremainmerelyaverage.theninsteadofdeletingthosepositiveoutliers,whatiintentionallydoiscomeintoapopulationlikethisoneandsay,why?

whyisitthatsomeofyouaresohighabovethecurveintermsofyourintellectualability,athleticability,musicalability,creativity,energylevels,yourresiliencyinthefaceofchallenge,yoursenseofhumor?

whateveritis,insteadofdeletingyou,whatiwanttodoisstudyyou.becausemaybewecangleaninformation—notjusthowtomovepeopleuptotheaverage,buthowwecanmovetheentireaverageupinourcompaniesandschoolsworldwide.

thereasonthisgraphisimportanttomeis,wheniturnonthenews,itseemslikethemajorityoftheinformationisnotpositive,infactit’snegative.mostofit’saboutmurder,corruption,diseases,naturaldisasters.andveryquickly,mybrainstartstothinkthat’stheaccurateratioofnegativetopositiveintheworld.whatthat’sdoingiscreatingsomethingcalledthemedicalschoolsyndrome—which,ifyouknowpeoplewho’vebeentomedicalschool,duringthefirstyearofmedicaltraining,asyoureadthroughalistofallthesymptomsanddiseasesthatcouldhappen,suddenlyyourealizeyouhaveallofthem.

ihaveabrotherin-lawnamedbobo—whichisawholeotherstory.bobomarriedamytheunicorn.bobocalledmeonthephonefromyalemedicalschool,andbobosaid,“shawn,ihaveleprosy.”（laughter）which,evenatyale,isextraordinarilyrare.butihadnoideahowtoconsolepoorbobobecausehehadjustgottenoveranentireweekofmenopause.

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seewhatwe’refindingisit’snotnecessarilytherealitythatshapesus,butthelensthroughwhichyourbrainviewstheworldthatshapesyourreality.andifwecanchangethelens,notonlycanwechangeyourhappiness,wecanchangeeverysingleeducationalandbusinessoutcomeatthesametime.

wheniappliedtoharvard,iappliedonadare.ididn’texpecttogetin,andmyfamilyhadnomoneyforcollege.whenigotamilitaryscholarshiptwoweekslater,theyallowedmetogo.suddenly,somethingthatwasn’tevenapossibilitybecameareality.wheniwentthere,iassumedeveryoneelsewouldseeitasaprivilegeaswell,thatthey’dbeexcitedtobethere.evenifyou’reinaclassroomfullofpeoplesmarterthanyou,you’dbehappyjusttobeinthatclassroom,whichiswhatifelt.butwhatifoundthereis,whilesomepeopleexperiencethat,whenigraduatedaftermyfouryearsandthenspentthenexteightyearslivinginthedormswiththestudents—harvardaskedmeto;iwasn’tthatguy.（laughter）iwasanofficerofharvardtocounselstudentsthroughthedifficultfouryears.andwhatifoundinmyresearchandmyteachingisthatthesestudents,nomatterhowhappytheywerewiththeiroriginalsuccessofgettingintotheschool,twoweekslatertheirbrainswerefocused,notontheprivilegeofbeingthere,norontheirphilosophyortheirphysics.theirbrainwasfocusedonthecompetition,theworkload,thehassles,thestresses,thecomplaints.

whenifirstwentinthere,iwalkedintothefreshmendininghall,whichiswheremyfriendsfromwaco,texas,whichiswhereigrewup—iknowsomeofyouhaveheardofit.whenthey’dcometovisitme,they’dlookaround,they’dsay,“thisfreshmandininghalllookslikesomethingoutofhogwart’sfromthemovie“harrypotter,”whichitdoes.thisishogwart’sfromthemovie“harrypotter”andthat’sharvard.andwhentheyseethis,theysay,“shawn,whydoyouwasteyourtimestudyinghappinessatharvard?

seriously,whatdoesaharvardstudentpossiblyhavetobeunhappyabout?

”

embeddedwithinthatquestionisthekeytounderstandingthescienceofhappiness.becausewhatthatquestionassumesisthatourexternalworldispredictiveofourhappinesslevels,wheninreality,ifiknoweverythingaboutyourexternalworld,icanonlypredict10percentofyourlong-termhappiness.90percentofyourlong-termhappinessispredictednotbytheexternalworld,butbythewayyourbrainprocessestheworld.andifwechangeit,ifwechangeourformulaforhappinessandsuccess,whatwecandois