Learned Optimism
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National Bestseller The father of the new science of positive psychology and author of Authentic Happiness draws on more than twenty years of clinical research to demonstrate how optimism enchances the quality of life, and how anyone can learn to practice it. Offering many simple techniques, Dr. Seligman explains how to break an "I-give-up" habit, develop a more constructive explanatory style for interpreting your behavior, and experience the benefits of a more positive interior dialogue. These skills can help break up depression, boost your immune system, better develop your potential, and make you happier..
With generous additional advice on how to encourage optimistic behavior at school, at work and in children, Learned Optimism is both profound and practical-and valuable for every phase of life.
"Vaulted me out of my funk.... So, fellow moderate pessimists, go buy this book." -Marian Sandmaier, The New York Times Book Review
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Content
- Intro
- About the Author
- Other Books by This Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the Vintage Edition
- Introduction
- Part One: The Quest
- 1. Two Ways of Looking at Life
- 2. Learning to Be Helpless
- 3. Explaining Misfortune
- 4. Ultimate Pessimism
- 5. How You Think, How You Feel
- Part Two: The Realms of Life
- 6. Success at Work
- 7. Children and Parents: The Origins of Optimism
- 8. School
- 9. Sports
- 10. Health
- 11. Politics, Religion, and Culture: A New Psychohistory
- Part Three: Changing: From Pessimism to Optimism
- 12. The Optimistic Life
- 13. Helping Your Child Escape Pessimism
- 14. The Optimistic Organization
- 15. Flexible Optimism
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
