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About two-thirds of this book is a psychological discussion of pessimism, optimism, learned helplessness (giving up because you feel unable to change things), explanatory style (how you habitually explain to yourself why events happen), and depression, and how these affect success, health, and quality of life. Seligman supports his points with animal research and human cases. He includes tests for you and your child--whose achievement may be related more to his or her level of optimism/pessimism than ability. The final chapters teach the skills of changing from pessimism to optimism, with worksheet pages to guide you and your child. --Joan Price --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
More of a "why..." than a "how to..." book.,
By Renaaah "Renaaah" (Bronxville, New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life (Paperback)
This was a fairly interesting read. Seligman spends 80% of the book discussing what he has discovered about learned optimism over the years, and what other researchers have found on the subject. All of this information helps build an strong case for the idea that we humans can, and should, learn to be more optimistic. That being said, I gave this book such a low rating because I feel that the title is completely misleading. I didn't want to read all sorts of information about WHY changing my mind and life is important and possible. I wanted to learn HOW, and that's what the title promises. To be sure, there are some suggestions of how to learn optimism, but such little space in the book is dedicated to this topic that I felt misled and "ripped off" by the title. It's like reading a book called "Instructions for Knitting a Sweater for your Baby" and discovering that only the last chapter is in fact instructive; the first 100 pages are about the history of knitting, the need for babies to wear sweaters, what happens to those poor babies who don't wear sweaters, and why the author considers himself to be the best darn knitter in the entire county. Enough already!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating and well, optmistic,
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This review is from: Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life (Paperback)
This is a fascinating book that leaves the reader feeling, well, optimistic. Optimism means having a strong expectation that, in general, things will turn out all right in life, despite setbacks and frustrations. Dr. Seligman goes further and defines optimism in terms of how people explain to themselves their success and failures. Everyone experiences failure at some point in their lives. What differentiates the optimist from the pessimist is a persons ability to see their failures as due to some factor or circumstance that is changeable rather than as a result of some personal defect that they feel powerless to change.
Learned Optimism is an interesting read for those who want a deeper understanding of how to achieve and help others attain states of happiness, success and better health. The material was enjoyable to read and share with others. I will definitely use these practical and easy to use strategies with myself, my clients and my children. The focus on positive self-talk and recognizing a persons strengths is much more appealing and instructive than other books which magnify weaknesses and try to fix a person. I highly recommend this important book as well as Dr. Seligmans website www.authentichappiness.com which is an excellent resource for free assessments and positive psychology information.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic,
By A Customer
This review is from: Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life (Paperback)
Unlike many of the positive thinking books that attempt to woo the reader into believing that optimism is the answer to life's ills, this well-researched book explains optimism and pessimism, how they originate and their pros and cons. It is an excellent book and should be read by all who want to understand these issues. I recommend two books in addition to this marvellous book. The first is Optimal Thinking: How To Be Your Best Self, a practical how-to book to show you how to resolve your emotions and make the most of every situation. The second book is Serious Creativity which shows you how to generate options, particularly when you are stuck.
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