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Title details for Learned Optimism by Martin E. P. Seligman - Available

Learned Optimism

by Martin E. P. Seligman
Martin E. P. Seligman
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ARE YOU HOLDING YOURSELF BACK?
Without knowing it, most of us impose limits on our achievement and our happiness by approaching life's problems and challenges with unnecessary pessimism. Now, Dr. Martin Seligman, a pioneer in cognitive psychology and motivational research, tells you how to identify your own self-defeating thought patterns — and how to harness the powers of your conscious mind to break those patterns.
The Science of Personal Control
Based on years of rigorous research, Learned Optimism examines the importance of "explanatory style" — the way in which we explain our problems and setbacks to ourselves — and offers a series of exercises that will help you target unhealthy habits of pessimistic thinking and bring them under your control. More powerful and pragmatic than a simple program of positive thinking, Dr. Seligman's principles of reasoned, flexible optimism will help you:
* Attain maximum personal achievement
* Avoid feelings of helplessness and depression
* Develop a hopeful, healthy outlook
"A Marvelous Achievement!
Learned Optimism blends hard-edged science with practical advice to give us an understanding of how we hold ourselves back and how we can change for the better."
— Dr. Wayne Dyer

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  • Release date

    February 1, 1991

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780743519229
      • File size: 40492 KB
      • Duration: 01:24:21

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In addition to the author's narration of this volume, there's a female voice that delivers various scenarios, activity explanations, and chapters introductions. This groundbreaking book by Seligman tackles the differences between optimists and pessimists--and the importance of optimism in achieving happiness and success. Seligman covers most of the work, maintaining a steady, explanatory delivery that strives for a neutral tone. He takes his time delineating the various aspects of both personality types, telling story after story to illustrate his points. His measured pace and personal tone give the listener the feeling of sitting in an armchair in his office. Be sure to have the personality test--either the PDF or online version--on hand while listening. M.R. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 1, 1991
      Not just another paean to positive thinking, psychologist Seligman's pep talk is grounded in clinical evidence that pessimists give up more easily, get depressed more often and are more susceptible to disease than are optimists. Our ``explanatory style,'' the way we rationalize our setbacks, is a key to our personal outlook, and this style crystallizes in childhood by age eight, according to the author, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. To cure ``learned helplessness,'' he outlines a set of cognitive techniques designed to foster healthy optimism. Included are tests enabling readers to measure levels of pessimism or optimism and degrees of depression. Seligman also offers advice to parents on helping their children escape defeatism. Written in a popular, conversational style, yet incorporating much new research, this upbeat guide may help even closet negativists change their attitudes and behavior. BOMC alternate.

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