Book Discussion Groups for Faculty and Staff - Center for the Advancement of Well-Being

Faculty/staff small-group book discussion groups are designed to foster conversation around social connection, loneliness, sense of belonging, and other well-being topics.

Join us this fall as we read The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work and Life by Shawn Achor. A free copy of the book will be provided upon registration.

This program is sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being. Any questions can be directed to Zareena Khan at [email protected].

Discussion Groups

Registration has ended for our current groups. We will announce more groups later.

Learn More About the Book

The website for The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work and Life points out:

“We’ve been taught that if we work hard, we will be successful, and then we’ll be happy. If we can just find that great job, get a raise, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. But recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology have shown that this formula is actually backward: happiness fuels success, not the other way around.

[The Happiness Advantage is] a must-read for everyone trying to excel in a world of increasing workloads, stress, and negativity. The Happiness Advantage at its core is about how to reap the benefits of a happier and more positive mindset to achieve the extraordinary in our work and in our lives.”

Past Book Discussions

Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make – and Keep – Friends by Dr. Marisa G. Franco
Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World by Dr. Vivek Murthy
The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center by Rhaina Cohen