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YOU CAN ACQUIRE OPTIMISM AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE YOUR LIFE
Are you an optimist or a pessimist? How do you feel if a friend says something that hurts your feelings? How often do you take on exciting new projects or celebrate your successes? Now psychologist Martin E.P. Seligman, one of the world's experts on motivation, shows you how to chart a new approach to living with "flexible optimism."
In this groundbreaking guide, based on 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.
LEARNED OPTIMISM shows you how to:
โข Recognize your "explanatory style" what to say to yourself when you experience setbacks and how it influences your life
โข Boost your mood and your immune system with healthful thoughts
โข Help your children by practicing the patterns of thought that encourage optimism at an early age at home
โข Resolve a difficult business deal: Break the "I-give-up" habit with Dr. Seligman's ABC techniques
โข Change your interior dialogue and experience the astonishing positive results.
LEARNED OPTIMISM offers tests that reveal your present level of optimism and pessimism, and proven techniques to transform negative thoughts and talk yourself out of defeat. When you know how to choose the power of optimism, you'll gain an essential new freedom to build a life of rewards and lasting fulfillment.
ISBN:9780671019112
