A review by kjf
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being by Martin Seligman

3.0

I attended a conference recently where one of the panels was by a woman influenced by "positive psychology" - the talk itself was insightful and interesting, and since it was based on Seligman's research and findings I thought I'd delve deeper. I didn't learn anything more in these 200-odd pages than I did at the 30 minute panel, and the writing was somewhat dry. I expected more of a workbook than a memoir about the heyday of research into positive psychology. It was only 200 pages yet I still thought it needed a ruthless edit and fewer tangents.