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Authentic Happiness
Authentic Happiness

Science-backed happiness through strengths, not self-fixing

This is a great pick if you want psychology that feels practical rather than fluffy. Seligman shifts the focus from what’s wrong with us to what’s already strong in us, which makes the book feel genuinely energising. Readers often come away feeling like happiness is something they can actively build, not just hope for.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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by Martin E.P. Seligman
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ISBN: 9781864713022
Authors: Martin E.P. Seligman
Publisher: William Heinemann Australia
Date of Publication: 2011-05-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Business, Philosophy, Science, Personal Development
Related Topics: Neuroscience, Self Help, Business, Popular Science, Psychology, Personal Development, Mental Health
Goodreads rating: 3.92
(rated by 12673 readers)

Description

Authentic Happiness explores how mentally healthy people become happy, and how happiness can grow. It emphasizes studying mental wellness alongside mental illness, and shows how exercising one's strengths and virtues leads to authentic happiness. The life-changing lesson is that by recognizing the best in ourselves, we can improve the world around us and achieve lasting contentment and joy. Author: Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and a past president of the American Psychological Association, and author of The Optimistic Child. Seligman's research has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Aging, the National Science Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation.
 

Science-backed happiness through strengths, not self-fixing

This is a great pick if you want psychology that feels practical rather than fluffy. Seligman shifts the focus from what’s wrong with us to what’s already strong in us, which makes the book feel genuinely energising. Readers often come away feeling like happiness is something they can actively build, not just hope for.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.