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Martin Seligman Quotes

One of my worries about America is the epidemic of depression we’ve been in. One of the possibilities about that is that the ‘I’ gets bigger and bigger, and the ‘we’ gets smaller and smaller Picture Quote #1

Psychology should be just as concerned with building strength as with repairing damage Picture Quote #1

We’re not prisoners of the past Picture Quote #1

Pleasure is the least consequential... engagement and meaning are much more important Picture Quote #1

Positive, optimistic sales people sell more than pessimistic sales people Picture Quote #1

I believe that traditional wisdom is incomplete Picture Quote #1

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Finding permanent and universal causes for misfortune is the practice of despair Picture Quote #1

Reaching beyond where you are is really important Picture Quote #1

Curing the negatives does not produce the positives Picture Quote #1

Positive thinking is the notion that if you think good thoughts, things will work out well. Optimism is the feeling of thinking things will be well and be hopeful Picture Quote #1

Life inflicts the same setbacks and tragedies on the optimist as on the pessimist, but the optimist weathers them better Picture Quote #1

Habits of thinking need not be forever. One of the most significant findings in psychology in the last twenty years is that individuals choose the way they think Picture Quote #1

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In your own life, you should take particular care with endings, for their color will forever tinge your memory of the entire relationship and your willingness to reenter it Picture Quote #1

In a society in which individualism is becoming rampant, people more and more believe that they are the center of the world. Such a belief system makes individual failure almost inconsolable Picture Quote #1

Changing the destructive things you say to yourself when you experience the setbacks that life deals all of us is the central skill of optimism Picture Quote #1

You go into flow when your highest strengths are deployed to meet the highest challenges that come your way Picture Quote #1

The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe that bad events will last a long time, will undermine everything they do, and are their own fault. The optimists, who are confronted with the same hard knocks of this world, think about misfortune in the opposite way. They tend to believe that defeat is just a temporary setback or a challenge, that its causes are just confined to this one case Picture Quote #1

What determines how much time and deliberate practice a child is willing to devote to achievement? Nothing less than her character Picture Quote #1

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Optimism is invaluable for the meaningful life. With a firm belief in a positive future, you can throw yourself into the service of that which is larger than you are Picture Quote #1

Some find that very optimistic people have benign illusions about themselves. These people may think they have more control, or more skill, than they actually do. Others have found that optimistic people have a good handle on reality. The jury is still out Picture Quote #1

By activating an expansive, tolerant, and creative mindset, positive feelings maximize the social, intellectual, and physical benefits that will accrue Picture Quote #1

Optimism is a tool with a certain clear set of benefits: it fights depression, it promotes achievement and produces better health Picture Quote #1

On the relationship side, if you teach people to respond actively and constructively when someone they care about has a victory, it increases love and friendship and decreases the probability of depression Picture Quote #1

There are physical characteristics which are inherited. These include things like good looks, high intelligence, physical coordination. These attributes contribute to success in life, and success in life is a determinant of optimism Picture Quote #1

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Habits of pessimism lead to depression, wither achievement, and undermine physical health. The good news is that pessimism can be unlearned, and that with its removal depression, underachievement, and poor health can be alleviated Picture Quote #1

When it comes to our health, there are essentially four things under our control: the decision not to smoke, a commitment to exercise, the quality of our diet, and our level of optimism. And optimism is at least as beneficial as the others Picture Quote #1

People who believe they cause good things tend to like themselves better than people who believe good things come from other people or circumstances Picture Quote #1

If we just wanted positive emotions, our species would have died out a long time ago Picture Quote #1

The drive to resist compulsion is more important in wild animals than sex, food, or water... The drive for competence or to resist compulsion is a drive to avoid helplessness Picture Quote #1

Flow occurs in your life when your highest skills are matched to challenges that quite exactly meet them Picture Quote #1

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One of my worries about America is the epidemic of depression we’ve been in. One of the possibilities about that is that the ‘I’ gets bigger and bigger, and the ‘we’ gets smaller and smaller. (Martin Seligman Quotes) Psychology should be just as concerned with building strength as with repairing damage (Martin Seligman Quotes) We’re not prisoners of the past (Martin Seligman Quotes) Pleasure is the least consequential... engagement and meaning are much more important (Martin Seligman Quotes) Positive, optimistic sales people sell more than pessimistic sales people (Martin Seligman Quotes) I believe that traditional wisdom is incomplete (Martin Seligman Quotes) Finding permanent and universal causes for misfortune is the practice of despair (Martin Seligman Quotes) Reaching beyond where you are is really important (Martin Seligman Quotes) Curing the negatives does not produce the positives (Martin Seligman Quotes) Positive thinking is the notion that if you think good thoughts, things will work out well. Optimism is the feeling of thinking things will be well and be hopeful (Martin Seligman Quotes) Life inflicts the same setbacks and tragedies on the optimist as on the pessimist, but the optimist weathers them better (Martin Seligman Quotes) Habits of thinking need not be forever. One of the most significant findings in psychology in the last twenty years is that individuals choose the way they think (Martin Seligman Quotes) In your own life, you should take particular care with endings, for their color will forever tinge your memory of the entire relationship and your willingness to reenter it (Martin Seligman Quotes) In a society in which individualism is becoming rampant, people more and more believe that they are the center of the world. Such a belief system makes individual failure almost inconsolable (Martin Seligman Quotes) Changing the destructive things you say to yourself when you experience the setbacks that life deals all of us is the central skill of optimism (Martin Seligman Quotes) You go into flow when your highest strengths are deployed to meet the highest challenges that come your way (Martin Seligman Quotes) The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe that bad events will last a long time, will undermine everything they do, and are their own fault. The optimists, who are confronted with the same hard knocks of this world, think about misfortune in the opposite way. They tend to believe that defeat is just a temporary setback or a challenge, that its causes are just confined to this one case (Martin Seligman Quotes) What determines how much time and deliberate practice a child is willing to devote to achievement? Nothing less than her character (Martin Seligman Quotes) Optimism is invaluable for the meaningful life. With a firm belief in a positive future, you can throw yourself into the service of that which is larger than you are (Martin Seligman Quotes) Some find that very optimistic people have benign illusions about themselves. These people may think they have more control, or more skill, than they actually do. Others have found that optimistic people have a good handle on reality. The jury is still out (Martin Seligman Quotes) By activating an expansive, tolerant, and creative mindset, positive feelings maximize the social, intellectual, and physical benefits that will accrue (Martin Seligman Quotes) Optimism is a tool with a certain clear set of benefits: it fights depression, it promotes achievement and produces better health (Martin Seligman Quotes) On the relationship side, if you teach people to respond actively and constructively when someone they care about has a victory, it increases love and friendship and decreases the probability of depression (Martin Seligman Quotes) There are physical characteristics which are inherited. These include things like good looks, high intelligence, physical coordination. These attributes contribute to success in life, and success in life is a determinant of optimism (Martin Seligman Quotes) Habits of pessimism lead to depression, wither achievement, and undermine physical health. The good news is that pessimism can be unlearned, and that with its removal depression, underachievement, and poor health can be alleviated (Martin Seligman Quotes) When it comes to our health, there are essentially four things under our control: the decision not to smoke, a commitment to exercise, the quality of our diet, and our level of optimism. And optimism is at least as beneficial as the others (Martin Seligman Quotes) People who believe they cause good things tend to like themselves better than people who believe good things come from other people or circumstances (Martin Seligman Quotes) If we just wanted positive emotions, our species would have died out a long time ago (Martin Seligman Quotes) The drive to resist compulsion is more important in wild animals than sex, food, or water... The drive for competence or to resist compulsion is a drive to avoid helplessness (Martin Seligman Quotes) Flow occurs in your life when your highest skills are matched to challenges that quite exactly meet them (Martin Seligman Quotes)

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