Compiles scientific evidence that optimism is vital to overcoming defeat and exhibits how listeners can learn the habit of optimism necessary for a successful and happy life.
You can significantly improve your life -- starting
today -- with the power of
Learned Optimism In this groundbreaking national bestseller, Martin E.P. Seligman shows you how to chart a new approach to living with "flexible optimism." Drawing from more than twenty years of clinical research, Dr. Seligman outlines easy-to-follow techniques that have helped thousands of people rise above pessimism and the depression that accompanies negative thoughts and build a life of rewards and lasting happiness.
Learned Optimism shows you how to:
- recognize your "explanatory style" -- what to say to yourself when you experience set-backs -- and how it influences your life
- boost your mood and your immune system -- with healthful thoughts
- help your children to practice the thought patterns that encourage optimism
- break the "I-give-up" habit with Dr. Seligman's ABC techniques
- change your interior dialogue and experience the astonishing positive results
