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Martin Seligman, a renowned psychologist and clinical researcher, has been studying optimists and pessimists for 25 years. Pessimists believe that bad events are their fault, will last a long time, and undermine everything. They feel helpless and may sink into depression, which is epidemic today, especially among youths. Optimists, on the other hand, believe that defeat is a temporary setback or a challenge--it doesn't knock them down. "Pessimism is escapable," asserts Seligman, by learning a new set of cognitive skills that will enable you to take charge, resist depression, and make yourself feel better and accomplish more.

About two-thirds of this book is a psychological discussion of pessimism, optimism, learned helplessness (giving up because you feel unable to change things), explanatory style (how you habitually explain to yourself why events happen), and depression, and how these affect success, health, and quality of life. Seligman supports his points with animal research and human cases. He includes tests for you and your child--whose achievement may be related more to his or her level of optimism/pessimism than ability. The final chapters teach the skills of changing from pessimism to optimism, with worksheet pages to guide you and your child. --Joan Price

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Haben Sie sich jemals gefragt, wie es wohl wäre, den Dalai Lama über die wirklich beharrlichen Lebensfragen zu interviewen? Warum sind so viele Menschen unglücklich? Wie kann man Einsamkeit bewältigen? Wie kann man Konflikte vermeiden? Was ist die wirkliche Liebe? Warum leidet man? Wie soll man mit Ungerechtigkeiten und Wut umgehen? Wie gehen Sie selbst mit dem Tod eines geliebten Menschen um? Diese und andere Rätselfragen stellt der Psychiater Howard Cutler dem Dalai Lama während einer langen Periode von Interviews in The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living.

Am Anfang erscheinen die Antworten des Dalai Lama sehr simpel, wie das oberflächliche Lesen eines Buches von Robert Fulghum. Frag Dich selbst, ob Du wirklich etwas brauchst; unsere Feinde können unsere Lehrer sein; Mitgefühl bringt dem Geist Frieden. Doch Cutler ist hartnäckig: Viele Leute mit großem Besitz sind aber auch glücklich; Und "das Leben ist Leiden" klingt so pessimistisch; Aber das Extreme zu suchen, bedeutet wahre Lebensfreude, aber was ist, wenn ich nicht an Karma glaube? Je mehr der Dalai Lama sich engagiert, desto mehr bildet sich eine kohärente Philosophie heraus.

Cutler verarbeitet die Antworten des Dalai Lama im Zusammenhang mit wissenschaftlichen Studien und Fällen aus seiner eigenen Arbeit. Er erarbeitet und untermauert eine Psychologie, die er als revolutionär bezeichnet. Wie jede andere Kunst auch, verlangt Glückseligkeit, daß man lernt und auch immer wieder übt -- das Talent liegt auf jeden Fall in unserer Natur, versichert der Dalai Lama. --Brian Bruya

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down with the Dalai Lama and really press him about life's persistent questions? Why are so many people unhappy? How can I abjure loneliness? How can we reduce conflict? Is romantic love true love? Why do we suffer? How should we deal with unfairness and anger? How do you handle the death of a loved one? These are the conundrums that psychiatrist Howard Cutler poses to the Dalai Lama during an extended period of interviews in The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living. At first, the Dalai Lama's answers seem simplistic, like a surface reading of Robert Fulghum: ask yourself if you really need something; our enemies can be our teachers; compassion brings peace of mind. Cutler pushes: but some people do seem happy with lots of possessions; but "suffering is life" is so pessimistic; but going to extremes provides the zest in life; but what if I don't believe in karma? As the Dalai Lama's responses become more involved, a coherent philosophy takes shape. Cutler then develops the Dalai Lama's answers in the context of scientific studies and cases from his own practice, substantiating and elaborating on what he finds to be a revolutionary psychology. Like any art, the art of happiness requires study and practice--and the talent for it, the Dalai Lama assures us, is in our nature. --Brian Bruya

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down with the Dalai Lama and really press him about life's persistent questions? Why are so many people unhappy? How can I abjure loneliness? How can we reduce conflict? Is romantic love true love? Why do we suffer? How should we deal with unfairness and anger? How do you handle the death of a loved one? These are the conundrums that psychiatrist Howard Cutler poses to the Dalai Lama during an extended period of interviews in The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living.

At first, the Dalai Lama's answers seem simplistic, like a surface reading of Robert Fulghum: Ask yourself if you really need something; our enemies can be our teachers; compassion brings peace of mind. Cutler pushes: But some people do seem happy with lots of possessions; but "suffering is life" is so pessimistic; but going to extremes provides the zest in life; but what if I don't believe in karma? As the Dalai Lama's responses become more involved, a coherent philosophy takes shape. Cutler then develops the Dalai Lama's answers in the context of scientific studies and cases from his own practice, substantiating and elaborating on what he finds to be a revolutionary psychology. Like any art, the art of happiness requires study and practice--and the talent for it, the Dalai Lama assures us, is in our nature. --Brian Bruya

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Whatever your subject or level of study, develop your skills in producing written work with this pocket guide for the Kindle.

By identifying the aims and audience of your work, researching your subject and presenting it correctly, all students can develop their confidence in producing essays, assignments or written projects.

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Anyone who designs anything to be used by humans--from physical objects to computer programs to conceptual tools--must read this book, and it is an equally tremendous read for anyone who has to use anything created by another human. It could forever change how you experience and interact with your physical surroundings, open your eyes to the perversity of bad design and the desirability of good design, and raise your expectations about how things should be designed.