Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment

In this national bestseller -- Martin Seligman's most stimulating, persuasive book to date -- the acclaimed author of Learned Optimism introduces yet another revolutionary idea. Drawing on groundbreaking scientific research, Seligman shows how Positive Psychology is shifting the profession's paradigm away from its narrow-minded focus on pathology, victimology, and mental illness to positive emotion and mental health. Happiness, studies show, is not the result of good genes or luck. It can be cultivated by identifying and nurturing traits that we already possess -- including kindness, originality, humor, optimism, and generosity.

Seligman provides the tools you need in order to ascertain your most positive traits or strengths. Then he explains how, by frequently calling upon these "signature strengths" in all the crucial realms of life -- health, relationships, career -- you will not only develop natural buffers against misfortune and negative emotion, but also achieve new and sustainable levels of authentic contentment, gratification, and meaning. more

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2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-22-2009; Unfortunately not very good...; I really wanted to like this book. But alas I was disappointed.The author opens the book with lots of talk about 'flow' and 'strengths', novel ideas that he claims are all-important and that I wanted to hear lots about. Unfortunately...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-07-2009; A Positive Psychology Without a Soul; First of all any standpoint claiming to bring happiness to all in a formula should be treated with aggresive skepticism. I'm not sure what Seligman's intentions were in writing this book. Was it to make us happier, make us better...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-28-2009; Not that Helpful or Scientific; I really enjoyed "Learned Optimism" by the same author. It opened a world for me of how rumination can lead to depressing thoughts and how cognitive therapy can be used to change those thought patterns. Unfortunately I did not enjoy...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-16-2009; The handbook from the master; Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment Happiness is the big new buzz word, but this is the original handbook. Martin Seilgman is the leader of the powerful movement of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-16-2009; The handbook from the master; Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment Happiness is the big new buzz word, but this is the original handbook. Martin Seilgman is the leader of the powerful movement of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-23-2007; A novel approach; This book begins with a bang and got me very motivated. However, Mr. Seligman lost my favor in the later chapters which became or were at least interpreted by me as a bit preachy and self-righteous. I've read many such books and liked...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-22-2009; Unfortunately not very good...; I really wanted to like this book. But alas I was disappointed.The author opens the book with lots of talk about 'flow' and 'strengths', novel ideas that he claims are all-important and that I wanted to hear lots about. Unfortunately...; read full review | report as inappropriate