Learned Optimism - Martin E.P. Seligman

Learned Optimism

By Martin E.P. Seligman

  • Release Date: 1991-01-09
  • Genre: Self-Improvement
Score: 3.5
3.5
From 125 Ratings

Description

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The father of positive psychology draws on more than twenty years of clinical research to show you how to overcome depression, boost your immune system, and make yourself happier.

"Vaulted me out of my funk.... So, fellow moderate pessimists, go buy this book." —The New York Times Book Review

Offering many simple techniques anyone can practice, 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.

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.

Reviews

  • Highlighting doesn’t work properly

    1
    By shiperphish
    Highlighting doesn’t work properly. Works fine with my other books. The file must be damaged somehow or formatted incorrectly.
  • Great book

    5
    By momlifd
    Love it I learned so much from this book.
  • Great Read

    5
    By Mr nostalgia
    A very valuable tool to put into practice once learned about specifically with examples provided from this book
  • Where's the beef?

    3
    By Rileysmaster
    I had this book in print for a long time but never had time to sit and read it so I bought this audio version. Only then did I realize that it is NOT the same but only a small amount of the content that is in print. iTunes should have disclosed this plainly. On a positive note, it did whet my appetite to pick up my book in print.
  • Has great thesis but filled with fluff

    3
    By Acertrhd
    There's some great stuff in this book but you have to wade through hundreds of pages of useless fluff to get to it.