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sarmjustoneweekbefore...（laughter）...heroicallypushingheroutofthewayofanoncomingimaginarysniperbullet,（laughter）forwhichihaveyettobethanked,iwastryingashardasicould--shedidn&

tevenseeitcoming--iwastryingashardasicouldtobeonmybestbehavior.

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snapforwhichtheyhadsettled.soididtheonlythingmylittlefranticsevenyear-oldbraincouldthinktodotoavertthistragedy.andifyouhavechildren,you&

veseenthishundredsoftimesbefore.isaid,"

amy,amy,wait.don&

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tcry.didyouseehowyoulanded?

nohumanlandsonallfourslikethat.amy,ithinkthismeansyou&

reaunicorn."

　　（laughter）

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　　whatwestumbledacrossatthistenderageofjustfiveandseven--wehadnoideaatthetime--wassomethingthatwasgoingbeatthevanguardofascientificrevolutionoccurringtwodecadeslaterinthewaythatwelookatthehumanbrain.whatwehadstumbledacrossissomethingcalledpositivepsychology,whichisthereasonthati&

mheretodayandthereasonthatiwakeupeverymorning.

　　whenifirststartedtalkingaboutthisresearchoutsideofacademia,outwithcompaniesandschools,theveryfirstthingtheysaidtoneverdoistostartyourtalkwithagraph.theveryfirstthingiwanttodoisstartmytalkwithagraph.thisgraphlooksboring,butthisgraphisthereasonigetexcitedandwakeupeverymorning.andthisgraphdoesn&

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sclearlyameasurementerror.andweknowthat&

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smessingupmydata.

　　sooneoftheveryfirstthingsweteachpeopleineconomicsandstatisticsandbusinessandpsychologycoursesishow,inastatisticallyvalidway,doweeliminatetheweirdos.howdoweeliminatetheoutlierssowecanfindthelineofbestfit?

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minterestedinpotential,ifi&

minterestedinyourpotential,orforhappinessorproductivityorenergyorcreativity,whatwe&

redoingiswe&

recreatingthecultoftheaveragewithscience.

　　ifiaskedaquestionlike,"

howfastcanachildlearnhowtoreadinaclassroom?

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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&

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saboutmurder,corruption,diseases,naturaldisasters.andveryquickly,mybrainstartstothinkthat&

stheaccurateratioofnegativetopositiveintheworld.whatthat&

sdoingiscreatingsomethingcalledthemedicalschoolsyndrome--which,ifyouknowpeoplewho&

vebeentomedicalschool,duringthefirstyearofmedicaltraining,asyoureadthroughalistofallthesymptomsanddiseasesthatcouldhappen,suddenlyyourealizeyouhaveallofthem.

　　ihaveabrotherin-lawnamedbobo--whichisawholeotherstory.bobomarriedamytheunicorn.bobocalledmeonthephonefromyalemedicalschool,andbobosaid,"

shawn,ihaveleprosy."

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snotnecessarilytherealitythatshapesus,butthelensthroughwhichyourbrainviewstheworldthatshapesyourreality.andifwecanchangethelens,notonlycanwechangeyourhappiness,wecanchangeeverysingleeducationalandbusinessoutcomeatthesametime.

　　wheniappliedtoharvard,iappliedonadare.ididn&

texpecttogetin,andmyfamilyhadnomoneyforcollege.whenigotamilitaryscholarshiptwoweekslater,theyallowedmetogo.suddenly,somethingthatwasn&

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iwasn&

tthatguy.（laughter）iwasanofficerofharvardtocounselstudentsthroughthedifficultfouryears.andwhatifoundinmyresearchandmyteachingisthatthesestudents,nomatterhowhappytheywerewiththeiroriginalsuccessofgettingintotheschool,twoweekslatertheirbrainswerefocused,notontheprivilegeofbeingthere,norontheirphilosophyortheirphysics.theirbrainwasfocusedonthecompetition,theworkload,thehassles,thestresses,thecomplaints.

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sharvard.andwhentheyseethis,theysay,"

shawn,whydoyouwasteyourtimestudyinghappinessatharvard?

seriously,whatdoesaharvardstudentpossiblyhavetobeunhappyabout?

　　embeddedwithinthatquestionisthekeytounderstandingthescienceofhappiness.becausewhatthatquestionassumesisthatourexternalworldispredictiveofourhappinesslevels,wheninreality,ifiknoweverythingaboutyourexternalw