Flourish

This book will help you flourish With this unprecedented promise, internationally esteemed psychologist Martin Seligman begins Flourish, his first book in ten years and the first to present his dynamic new concept of what well being really is Traditionally, the goal of psychology has been to relieve human suffering, but the goal of the Positive Psychology movement, which Dr Seligman has led for fifteen years, is different it s about actually raising the bar for the human condition Flourish builds on Dr Seligman s game changing work on optimism, motivation, and character to show how to get the most out of life, unveiling an electrifying new theory of what makes a good life for individuals, for communities, and for nations In a fascinating evolution of thought and practice, Flourish refines what Positive Psychology is all about While certainly a part of well being, happiness alone doesn t give life meaning Seligman now asks, What is it that enables you to cultivate your talents, to build deep, lasting relationships with others, to feel pleasure, and to contribute meaningfully to the world In a word, what is it that allows you to flourish Well being takes the stage front and center, and Happiness or Positive Emotion becomes one of the five pillars of Positive Psychology, along with Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment or PERMA, the permanent building blocks for a life of profound fulfillment Thought provoking in its implications for education, economics, therapy, medicine, and public policy the very fabric of society Flourish tells inspiring stories of Positive Psychology in action, including how the entire U.S Army is now trained in emotional resilience how innovative schools can educate for fulfillment in life and not just for workplace success and how corporations can improve performance at the same time as they raise employee well being With interactive exercises to help readers explore their own attitudes and aims, Flourish is a watershed in the understanding of happiness as well as a tool for getting the most out of life On the cutting edge of a science that has changed millions of lives, Dr Seligman now creates the ultimate extension and capstone of his bestselling classics, Authentic Happiness and Learned Optimism. 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Seligman – kino-fada.fr This book was not what I expected but a good read nonetheless I had expected a book focused on Flourishing The title of the book is, Flourish , after all but what I got was a gallop through all of Mr Seligman s life work This is a very interesting over view of what he has achieved to date and what he hopes to achieve in the future I greatly admire this man and what he is doing and I know I will return to the book to remind myself of his insights and direction.I found the work he is doing This book was not what I expected but a good read nonetheless I had expected a book focused on Flourishing The title of the book is, Flourish , after all but what I got was a gallop through all of Mr Seligman s life work This is a very interesting over view of what he has achieved to date and what he hopes to achieve in the future I greatly admire this man and what he is doing and I know I will return to the book to remind myself of his insights and direction.I found the work he is doing with the army very interesting I had not heard of the concept of post traumatic growth even though I know many people who have grown in this way after traumatic events.There is a lot of common sense in the book, just describing what is and putting words on vague concepts.I like his definition of well being I had read Authentic Happiness but the first few chapters of this book expand on this and make itmeaningful and applicable...From the title, I was expecting a prescriptive book Instead, it wasa descriptive book about the general background of positive psychology and several ways it has been used in the past several years I also was puzzled by the couple of times that Dr Seligman spent time defending himself against critics, which seemed out of place in this book to me If you re already a fan of Dr Seligman and positive psychology, you ll enjoy reading these stories about how the positive psychology model is From the title, I was expecting a prescriptive book Instead, it wasa descriptive book about the general background of positive psychology and several ways it has been used in the past several years ...I m not sure how to review this book, because it was quite different from what I was expecting after reading his earlier book, Authentic Happiness I knew from the introduction that Seligman thinks the earlier book was correct enough about happiness, but didn t cover all the aspects of well being that positive psychology should be studying So I thought this book would treat those new aspects achievement and positive relationships in the same depth as he d covered the earlier ones positive em I m not sure how to review this book, because it was quite different from what I was expecting after reading his earlier book, Authentic Happiness I knew from the introduction that Seligman thinks the earlier book was correct enough about happiness, but didn t cover all the as...I m about 1 2 way through this book So far I m not all that impressed I guess I was expectingIt s written in a very chatty style with lots of little digressions that make it seem unfocused There s also some annoying self congratulatory stuff like how he mentions he was elected president of the APA with the highest margin of victory ever I was hoping for lotnuts bolts, this is what you can do to flourish type content.Edit Now finished well, I have to admit that I quickly I m about 1 2 way through this book So far I m no...After I d finished this book I had to wonder who the anticipated audience was This is not a how to, with detailed techniques for creating positive psychology in your own life Mention of specific techniques is pretty much in passing It s like a biography, but not so much of Seligman, the titan of the field, but of the discipline of positive psychology, with a great deal of how I done good in the mix Seligman narrates how, under his tutelage and that of his disciples, positive psychology has After I d finished this book I had to wonder who the anticipated audience was This is not a how to, with detailed techniques for creating positive psychology in your own life Mention of specific techniques is pretty much in passing It s like a biography, but not so much of Seligman, the titan of the field, but of the discipline of positive psychology, with a great deal of how I done good in the mix Seligman narrates how, under his tutelage and that of his disciples, positive psychology has been fast track adopted by the military, by a grossly expensive private school in Australia, and Penn State s very special Master s degree for very special applicants Butinteresting, an...I enjoyed Dr Seligman s TED talk and I loved his book Authentic Happiness but this book was a disappointment There is way too much information on his research working with the armed forces and his criticism of others who are not engaging in happiness from his research perspective to make this book worth reading.In his talk, as in the book, he gives the daily exercise of writing down three good things that happened which is a concrete step tohappiness The best part is the last page which I enjoyed Dr Seligman s TED talk and I loved his book Authentic Happiness but this book was a disappointment There is way too much information on his research working with the armed forces and his c...Would recommend the dated, though similar andpractical Feeling Good by David Burns or even the pithy 59 Seconds by Richard Wiseman over this book in a second Flourish is light on practical advice and heavy on grandstanding Almost every chapter starts with someone of stature asking Seligman to improve something gargantuan, like the US military or America Psychiatric Association Save it for the memoirs There s an attractive and compelling theory here that could fit into a 4 page pamphlet Would recommend the dated, though similar andpractical Feeling Good by David Burn...I think the biggest problem with this book is that it is hard to figure out what it is for Is its purpose to give the reader a sense of the current state of positive psychology Is it to introduce a new formulation of the field s goal well being versus happiness Is it to give a status report on Seligman s various projects I finished it and am still not sure I do know that I found myself skipping ahead as Seligman recounted yet another wildly successful program that only tangentially to I think the biggest problem with this book is that it is hard to figure out what it is for Is its purpose to give the reader a sense of the current state of positive psychology ...Recommended by the CEO of the Rescue Mission Slow going due to research, but interesting discussion of applied positive psychology The author updates and expands his research of the measures of well being positive emotions, engagement, meaning, accomplishments and positive relationships Spending 10 minutes nightly on a blessings journal listing three things that went well during the day and why they went well or how you feel about them would be a good habit for young and old Lengthy list Recommended by the CEO of the Rescue Mission Slow going due to research, but interesting discussion of applied positive psychology The author updates and expands his research of the measures of well being positive emotions, engagement, meaning, accomplishments and positive relationships Spend...I just finished Flourish, a book about positive psychology by Martin Seligman, and although I really liked it, I thought it could have been organized a little better, perhaps less an account of the recent history and fields in which the field of positive psychology is venturing into fields like education, the military, health medicine, etc andan account of what positive psychology is There are pieces of what positive psychology is along the way but these pieces are not the book s organ I just finished Flourish, a book about positive psychology by Martin Seligman, and although I really liked it, I thought it could have been organized a little better, perhaps less an account of the recent history and fields in which the field of positive psychology is venturing into fields like education, the military, health medicine, etc andan account of what positive psychology is There are pieces of what positive psychology is along the way but these pieces are not the book s organizing principle I ll attempt here to tell you what positive psychology is and demonstrate how it is supposed to work.The field of positive psychology s main idea is that the focus of ment...

• English
• 04 December 2018
Martin E.P. Seligman
• Hardcover
• 349 pages
• 1439190755
• Martin E.P. Seligman
• Flourish