Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman, Martin Seligman (Read by)

Synopsis

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

Annotation

An esteemed psychologist demonstrates that by retraining our thinking habits, we can develop an optimistic outlook and achieve the happiness and success that may be missing from our lives.

Biography

Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D., is UPS Foundation professor of Social Science, Professor of Psychology and Director of Training and Clinical Psychology Training at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He is one of the world's leading authorities on motivation.