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" Wanting a more positive environment isn't enough. You need to do something, and it doesn't require a great deal of effort or some huge change in the way you approach things at work. "

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" I think trust is primarily built through relationships, and it's important because it's the foundational currency that a leader has with his team or his followers. "

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" We don't have any measures in most cases of the health of our social relationships, of what we're giving to the community. "

" Positive defaults protect you from yourself - and that helps you to make decisions in the moment that are better for your long-term interests. "

" Making better choices takes work. There is a daily give and take, but it is worth the effort. "

" On average, spending time with your boss is consistently rated as the least pleasurable activity in a given day. "

" Don't worry about breaks every 20 minutes ruining your focus on a task. Contrary to what I might have guessed, taking regular breaks from mental tasks actually improves your creativity and productivity. Skipping breaks, on the other hand, leads to stress and fatigue. "

" People who say they have a best friend at work are seven times as likely to be engaged in what they're doing. And if they don't have a best friend at work, the odds of being engaged are just 1 in 12. "

" The quickest way to be a little bit happier and more engaged in your job is to spend some time thinking about developing closer friendships. "

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" Even though people spend more of their waking hours at work than anywhere else, people underestimate how work influences their overall wellbeing and daily experience. "

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" Exercise is not enough. Working out three times a week is not enough. Being active throughout the day is what keeps you healthy. "

" When we asked people if they would rather have a best friend at work or a 10% pay raise, having a friend clearly won. "

" There is certainly some predisposition to wellbeing, based on the research I've looked at. There are people who have a lot more natural discipline. But for most of us, it takes a lot more in terms of social expectations, where, say, we tell people we're going to run a 5K. "

" When top scientists and psychologists talk about what's important to our overall wellbeing and how satisfied we are with our lives, the only thing that they all agree on is that social relationships are probably the single best predictor of our overall happiness. "

" When I speak with people who love their jobs and have vital friendships at work, they always talk about how their workgroup is like a family. "

" If a school makes an effort to provide kids the right foods and help them to be more active, this benefits the student and the family's health. If you embark on a program to improve your health with a church or community group, you are more likely to stick with it over time. "

" Having fewer unhealthy days and, in turn, more days when you have the energy to get things done is probably the global constant through which businesses and individuals can think about the quantifiable upside of increasing wellbeing. "

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" When your boss and colleagues care enough to invest in your health, it is good for you and the business. "

" What we've learned is that if you can make the right decision in the supermarket aisle, it's a heck of a lot easier to make a good decision when you reach in your cupboard when you're craving a snack at eight o'clock at night. "

" Washington is not a city that takes great pride in being a healthy place, necessarily. Now, I have no data. That's just my own observation. "

" I've spoken with a few employers who have moved away from what has to be some of the least attractive language you could use about health risk to start talking about wellbeing. "

" When you ask people about what they enjoy doing, time spent with the boss is even worse than time spent cleaning the house. So this suggests that there are a lot of leaders out there who are not doing an adequate job. "

" I think the term 'friend' itself has lost almost all of its exclusivity. Even the term 'good friend' is overused. Adding the word 'vital' provides a clear definition of what we mean. "

" Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing. "

" I've seen so many people - loved ones and colleagues - who jump from one diet to the next, one exercise regimen to the next . I was trying to figure out what were some of the basic things that each of us can build into a lifestyle for good, instead of bouncing from one thing to the next. "

" You would think that when someone accepts a position with a company, they would assume that their life will be better off because they have that job rather than a different one. "

" Ignoring negative things that need to be changed is destructive and does nothing to alleviate negativity. Instead, we should focus on the way we're treating other people in our brief interactions with them. "

" Leaders need to be thinking constantly about what they're doing to create a basic sense of security and stability throughout an organization. "

" Make it easier to do things that increase your wellbeing before you have to make a choice because a lot of our choices, though they seem small in the moment, have a big effect. "

" You can intentionally choose to spend more time with the people you enjoy most and engage your strengths as much as possible. "

" Figure out what you really love doing and use your strengths on a daily basis. "