Martin Seligman

Flourish

A New Understanding of Happiness and Wellbeing: The practical guide to using positive psychology to make you happier and healthier. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,5 cm / 15,4 cm / 2,9 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9781857885699
24,00 €
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368 Seiten
Mai 2011
John Murray Press

INTERNATIONALLY ESTEEMED PSYCHOLOGIST MARTIN SELIGMAN'S DYNAMIC NEW CONCEPT OF WHAT WELL-BEING REALLY IS "Admirable and exciting." Sunday Times "His most personal and boldest book so far." Nature This book will make you flourish
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. The content covered here - happiness, flow, meaning, love, gratitude, accomplishment, growth, better relationships - constitutes human flourishing. Learning that you can have more of these things is life-changing. Glimpsing the vision of a flourishing future is life-changing too. With interactive exercises to help you explore your 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.

Martin Seligman, PhD, is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, director of the Positive Psychology Center, and former president of the American Psychological Association. He received his BA in philosophy from Princeton University, and his PhD in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and holds ten honorary doctorates. He was named the most influential psychologist in the world by Academic Influence. Along with writing for numerous scholarly publications and appearing in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, and many others, he is also the author and coauthor of over thirty books, including Flourish, Authentic Happiness, and Tomorrowmind.