"Habits of thinking need not be forever. One of the most significant findings in psychology in the last twenty years is that individuals can choose the way they think." ~ Martin Seligman from Learned Optimism
"I can ‘learn' optimism?!?"
Yep, according to psychologist Dr. Martin Seligman, you sure can...and if you believe the research, you definitely should!
We all know that optimists see the glass as half-full while pessimists see it as half-empty. But, that doesn't come close to doing justice to the importance of optimism and how it affects our lives.
Martin Seligman, past President of the APA, visionary behind the Positive Psychology movement and one of the leading psychologists in the world, has spent the last three and a half decades researching the influence of optimism on our lives. Much of his work is presented in his book Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life.
POWERFUL stuff, Highly recommend the book. (And, of course, you can get a look at the Big Ideas from my Note.)
Here's to changing our habits of thinking and learning optimism!
"yes is a world
& in this world of
yes live
(skillfully curled)
all worlds"
~ e. e. cummings | "love is a place" | No Thanks (1935)
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