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authentic happiness using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment
over a decade ago martin seligman charted a new approach to living with flexible optimism . now in his most stimulating and persuasive book to date the bestselling author of learned optimism introduces the revolutionary scientifically based idea of positive psychology . positive psychology focuses on strengths rather than weaknesses asserting that happiness is not the result of good genes or luck . seligman teaches readers that happiness can be cultivated by identifying and using many of the strengths and traits that they already possess including kindness originality humor optimism and generosity . by frequently calling upon their signature strengths in all the crucial realms of life readers will not only develop natural buffers against misfortune and the experience of negative emotion they will move their lives up to a new more positive plane . br drawing on groundbreaking psychological research seligman shows how positive psychology is shifting the professions paradigm away from its narrow minded focus on pathology victimology and mental illness to positive emotion virtue and strength and positive institutions . our signature strengths can be nurtured throughout our lives with benefits to our health relationships and careers . br seligman provides the signature strengths survey along with a variety of brief tests that can be used to measure how much positive emotion readers experience in order to help determine what their highest strengths are . the life changing lesson of authentic happiness is that by identifying the very best in ourselves we can improve the world around us and achieve new and sustainable levels of authentic contentment gratification and meaning .
audio compact disc abridged simon & schuster audio 2002 isbn 0743524918
abridged y isbn 13 9780743524919 number of pages 320 publisher simon & schuster release date 62135769600000