#318
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Learned Optimism
How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
Book • 1991
In 'Learned Optimism,' Martin Seligman presents research and practical techniques to help individuals shift from pessimistic to optimistic thinking.
The book explains the concept of explanatory style and how it influences our reactions to negative events.
Seligman provides exercises and strategies to help readers overcome pessimistic tendencies, reduce the risk of depression, boost their immune system, and improve overall well-being and performance.
The book also discusses how to encourage optimistic behavior in various aspects of life, including school, work, and family.
The book explains the concept of explanatory style and how it influences our reactions to negative events.
Seligman provides exercises and strategies to help readers overcome pessimistic tendencies, reduce the risk of depression, boost their immune system, and improve overall well-being and performance.
The book also discusses how to encourage optimistic behavior in various aspects of life, including school, work, and family.
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Mentioned in 9 episodes
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Chris Williamson to discuss how Seligman's learned helplessness theory hasn't replicated.
Chris Williamson to discuss how Seligman's learned helplessness theory hasn't replicated.
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#951 - Dr Russell Kennedy - How To Fix Your Brain’s Addiction To Anxiety & Worry
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Jenny Taitz in relation to the concept of making things pervasive, permanent, and personal.
Jenny Taitz in relation to the concept of making things pervasive, permanent, and personal.
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Science-Based Tools for When You’re Stressed, Obsessed, or Overthinking | Dr. Jenny Taitz
Mentioned by Josh Nichols as a book that talks about reinterpretation and better explanations of experiences.
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Dan Abrahams - Pressure, Fighting Your Brain, and Your A-B-C-D Game
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Les Brown when discussing the importance of optimism and how our early childhood experiences shape our beliefs about what's possible and not possible for us.
Les Brown when discussing the importance of optimism and how our early childhood experiences shape our beliefs about what's possible and not possible for us.
Rise in the Face of Adversity w/ Les Brown
Mentioned by Les Brown when discussing the development of personality characteristics and the importance of positive thinking.
Les Brown when discussing the development of personality characteristics and the importance of positive thinking.
971 Les Brown: How to Defeat a Negative Mindset and Why You Were Born to WIN
Recommended by Sean Croxton to learn about interpreting life events and developing an optimistic explanatory style.
2123 | Les Brown: “Most People Live Out of Their Memory as Opposed to Their Imagination.”
Mentioned by Arthur Brooks as a best-selling book offering practical strategies for cultivating optimism.
Happy Monkey
Recommended by Kam Punia for its insights on maintaining optimism and enthusiasm, especially in challenging entrepreneurial journeys.
Kam Punia: The $POWER of Web3 Mobile Gaming
Mentioned by 
Todd Kashdan when discussing that defensive pessimism does not discount any of Martin Sulivan's work with Learn Optimism.
Todd Kashdan when discussing that defensive pessimism does not discount any of Martin Sulivan's work with Learn Optimism.
6: Dancing with the dark side of your personality
