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A review by adambroud
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being by Martin Seligman
3.0
A book filled with great lessons and a really weird writing style.
I enjoyed learning about the research of positive psychology. It was fascinating to learn more about positive leadership changes in the military, positive motivation training, and ways to build grit in life. The weird parts of the book came from the author tangentially discussing aspects of his life that he assumed the reader knew about, such as people accusing him of supporting torture, but either I'm out of the loop, or this guy isn't as famous as he thinks he is. It would've been nice to have the book mostly be about the research. Not only would it have hit harder, but the book would've been shorter too, and some of the chapters dragged on.
I enjoyed learning about the research of positive psychology. It was fascinating to learn more about positive leadership changes in the military, positive motivation training, and ways to build grit in life. The weird parts of the book came from the author tangentially discussing aspects of his life that he assumed the reader knew about, such as people accusing him of supporting torture, but either I'm out of the loop, or this guy isn't as famous as he thinks he is. It would've been nice to have the book mostly be about the research. Not only would it have hit harder, but the book would've been shorter too, and some of the chapters dragged on.