Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life (repost)

You can significantly improve your life – starting today – with the power of Learned Optimism.
In this groundbreaking national bestseller, Martin E.P. Seligman shows you how to chart a new approach to living with "flexible optimism." Drawing from more than twenty years of clinical research, Dr. Seligman outlines easy-to-follow techniques that have helped thousands of people rise above pessimism and the depression that accompanies negative thoughts and build a life of rewards and lasting happiness. Learned Optimism shows you how to:

*recognize your "explanatory style" – what to say to yourself when you experience set-backs – and how it influences your life
*boost your mood and your immune system – with healthful thoughts
*help your children to practice the thought patterns that encourage optimism
*break the "I-give-up" habit with Dr. Seligman's ABC techniques
*change your interior dialogue and experience the astonishing positive results