Seligman provides concrete techniques to help readers transition from a pessimistic to an optimistic outlook: Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Learned Optimism
: Seligman’s earlier research showed that when people (or animals) experience repeated failure where they feel they have no control, they eventually stop trying even when change is possible. Learned optimism is the antidote to this state. Martin E. P. Seligman. Optimismul se invata. Hu...
: Pessimists let one failure affect every part of their lives ("everything is ruined"), whereas optimists isolate failures to specific incidents. : Pessimists let one failure affect every part
: Pessimists see bad events as "always" happening, while optimists see them as temporary. : This is the heart of Seligman's theory—the
: When things go wrong, pessimists blame themselves ("it's my fault"), while optimists look at external factors or specific situational reasons.
: This is the heart of Seligman's theory—the narrative we create to explain why things happen. It is defined by three dimensions: