The Happiness Algorithm: ACS Tasmania Annual Wellness Morning Tea
As we navigate the darker winter months, prioritising our mental wellness becomes even more crucial. The ACS Tasmania Branch is excited to invite you to our annual wellbeing morning tea. As we navigate the darker winter months, prioritising our mental wellness becomes even more crucial
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The Happiness Algorithm: What Neuroscience reveals about sustained wellbeing
Tech culture often treats happiness as what happens after the next release, promotion, or milestone. But neuroscience reveals a different algorithm: sustained wellbeing and happiness enable success.
What You'll Gain:
- Actionable stress management techniques
- Strategies to boost mental clarity
- Brain-friendly habits for long-term health optimisation
- Practical approaches that integrate seamlessly into your routine
In this session, Dr Rebecca Chabot deconstructs the science of happiness, revealing evidence-based strategies that create lasting wellbeing in demanding careers. Discover why your brain's negativity bias makes you focus on problems rather than progress and how to debug that default setting, what research shows predicts long-term happiness, and practical techniques to rewire your brain's happiness baseline. Learn why gratitude practices genuinely change brain structure, how social connection affects cognitive performance, and why optimising for happiness offers a strategic advantage. Happiness is the foundation that makes achievement sustainable.
Rod Warrington APM comes to us from the front lines of Tasmania's emergency services, bringing over 48 years of experience in the Tasmania Police Service — including 23 years at the Police Academy's Operational Skills Unit. Rod has spent his career training officers to protect themselves and others in high-pressure, potentially violent situations, developing expertise in use of force, risk identification, mental health response, and resilience under fire. A martial artist of 48 years and current second dan black belt in judo, Rod has also represented Tasmania at national level. His dedication to helping others has been recognised with an Australian Police Medal, an RSL Emergency Services Award, and a commendation from the Australian Institute of Emergency Services. His session brings hard-won, real-world perspective on staying mentally strong when it counts most.
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He has provided feedback and advice to other jurisdictions, the judiciary and external stakeholders on request. He has devoted a large part of his career to helping others and is passionate about self-protection and its ability to enhance life. He has also completed a mental health restraints instructors course.
Rod has engaged in a variety of martial arts for 48 years and is the current holder of a second dan black belt in judo. He has represented the state at national level. In 2014 Rod was awarded an Australia Police Medal, RSL Emergency Services Award and in 2015 a certificate of commendation by the Australian Institute of Emergency Services for or exemplary support of emergency services and the community.
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