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naturegoddess's review against another edition
3.0
Liked reading about his theories. Could have done without the sections where he puts down his critics.
tnews333's review against another edition
1.0
Honestly I am only 24% through the book. But that is because I open it up, read a few lines and fall deeply and utterly asleep. Dull. Dull. Dull. Obvious. Blatantly obvious stuff. Or at least so far. Go ahead. Read on. I would love to hear that if I but read another chapter or even a few more pages it would intrigue and educate me.
nzagalo's review against another edition
4.0
Seligman gives a framework to attain Wellbeing, the
PERMA:
1. Positive emotion — These emotions are frequently seen as connected to positive outcomes, such as longer life and healthier social relationships.
2. Engagement — The task being done needs to call upon higher skill and be a bit difficult and challenging yet still possible. Engagement involves passion for and concentration on the task at hand.
3. Relationships — "Other people matter." Humans receive, share, and spread positivity to others through relationship: friends, family, intimacy, or social connection.
4. Meaning — Discovering and figuring out a clear "why" puts everything into context from work to relationships to other parts of life.
5. Accomplishment — the pursuit of success and mastery
PERMA:
1. Positive emotion — These emotions are frequently seen as connected to positive outcomes, such as longer life and healthier social relationships.
2. Engagement — The task being done needs to call upon higher skill and be a bit difficult and challenging yet still possible. Engagement involves passion for and concentration on the task at hand.
3. Relationships — "Other people matter." Humans receive, share, and spread positivity to others through relationship: friends, family, intimacy, or social connection.
4. Meaning — Discovering and figuring out a clear "why" puts everything into context from work to relationships to other parts of life.
5. Accomplishment — the pursuit of success and mastery
coolbritanja's review against another edition
3.0
Some interesting concepts but the second half of the book was too much like a science report - it was interesting that they're using these concepts in the army but giving all the exact details of the meetings and how they were rolling it all out was a bit much.
shipwreck78's review against another edition
3.0
I appreciated the extensive research that was captured in this book and the tactical lessons learned for how to cultivate the power of positivity. It reaffirms with analysis, what I have long held true. I read as an audio book and I’m not sure if it was the readers voice in conjunction with the authors writing style, but I had to work to stay with the book. I found the “authors voice” to be very ego based and I struggled to push through this “I’m amazing and my peers are not” message that seems to come through off and on. That being said, I found the army study and post traumatic stress evaluations to be a gem worth sticking with it. As we continue to recover as a society post-Covid, any techniques that can aid in emotional resilience are well worth the investment.
westonculture's review against another edition
3.0
An important book. Excellent bibliography on the research in positive psychology and great to see positive psychology expanding from studying 'happiness' to 'well-being' but a little bit too much reactive rebuttals to critics to make it a truly great book.
ferch's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.0
Long paragraphs and not so good content or highlights
aml44's review against another edition
3.0
There is good and useful information in this book but it was not very enjoyable to read largely because of the over the top, self-congratulatory tone. Yes, children should be taught wellbeing in school. Yes, optimism improves health. Yes, Seligman has done good research, but I do not enjoy reading a play by play complete with dialogue of every praise worthy moment of his career. I am a therapist and this is a good reminder of how positive psychology can be used effectively with clients and in one's own life. Learned Optimism was at least as informative and had none of the evangelical tone of Flourish. I finished this book feeling both glad that I had read it and glad to be finished reading it.