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Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
by Martin E. P. Seligman
from Vintage

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Good Info; not enough of it to warrant a book of this size
  The book makes some excellent and rather useful points regarding learned optimism, cognitive therapy, and thought patterns. It also contains some useful inventory tests. However, this whole book could've probably been written in around half the space. It is very redundant. Again, good info but he is long winded and could explain the whole book much more quickly and efficiently. I consider checking it out at a library first.

• Interesting read!
  I'm not a person who reads self help books. A professor who i respect mentioned the book in a social psych class. I like the idea of positive psychology, so I decided to look at the book more. I almost didn't get it because it was listed as self help, lol. But I did, and I loved the book. Everything is based on research, which sets it apart from the vast majority of self help books. I'd say that my optimism was a healthy level before beginning the book, and it was even more so afterward, and I was skeptical... more info

• Powerful, Informative and Accessible
  After reading this book, I can't NOT hear the 3 Ps that mark a pessimistic reaction to misfortune. And once you can hear them, you can change them. This has helped me reverse my own reactions to bad events as well as helped me shift the thinking of others at critical times.
  As a management consultant, I appreciate every new tool that I can use to help others improve their performance. This book's concrete, specific steps are so much more valuable than all the sweet talking platitude preaching that... more info

• Must Read
  Great introduction to positive psycholgy. Also, this book has stoked my interest in cognitive therapy. Seligman writes in an accessible style and lays out the compelling scientific evidence for his theory. He brings credibility as the former president of the American Psychological Association and years of research. This book has made me look at some of my errors in thought and improved the quality of my life. I highly recommend this book to anyone dealing with their own emotional issues or helping others... more info

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