Positivity

Groundbreaking Research to Release Your Inner Optimist and Thrive

By: Barbara Fredrickson

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eBook | 1 January 2010 | Edition Number 1

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Better than happiness, positivity will boost your life, not just your smile

'A sure-footed and compassionate guide.' Washington Post

Drawing on more than twenty years of scientific research into positive emotions, Fredrickson shows us that attaining positivity is not about striving to be an annoyingly and unnaturally cheerful 'Pollyanna'. It is about putting into practice the '3-to-1 ratio' of positive to negative emotions.

With Positivity, you'll learn to see new possibilities, bounce back from setbacks, connect with others, and become the best version of yourself.

One of the leading members of the positive psychology movement brings together cutting-edge research and lab-tested tools to explain:

Why positivity is more important than happiness.
How it relieves depression, broadens minds, and builds lives.
How to tap into your own sources of positivity.

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Positive psychology was introduced as a concept about ten years ago by Martin Seligman; the field studies topics like happiness, satisfaction, and hope. Fredrickson (psychology, Univ. of North Carolina), who has spent her career studying positive emotions, has written a self-help book instructing readers how to put positivity into their lives. She describes how this will unlock their creativity, improve their ability to savor the world's pleasures, and increase satisfaction with their lives and relationships. Fredrickson pinpoints a three-to-one ratio of positive to negative emotions as the key to maximum achievement. She lists ten forms of positivity and helps readers calculate and track their positivity ratios. A few strong sections feature useful advice in this rather frothy but entertaining self-help work. Readers looking for a more scholarly but readable book on positive psychology will enjoy Daniel Nettle's Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile. Suitable for public libraries with large self-help collections.