Psychology · 23 min
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
By Martin E.P. Seligman
This episode explores Martin Seligman's groundbreaking work on learned optimism, revealing how our 'explanatory style'—the way we interpret life's events—is a learnable skill, not a fixed trait. Discover how to identify and dispute pessimistic thought patterns to cultivate resilience and genuine hope.
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Psychology
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23 min
What it is about
learned optimism, explanatory style, resilience
Who it is for
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of learned optimism, explanatory style, resilience and better judgment in how they apply it.
The author
Martin E.P. Seligman brings a credible and useful lens to learned optimism, explanatory style, resilience, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.
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