• What You Can Change and What You Can't

  • Using the new Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment
  • By: Martin Seligman
  • Narrated by: Martin Seligman
  • Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (84 ratings)

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What You Can Change and What You Can't

By: Martin Seligman
Narrated by: Martin Seligman
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Publisher's summary

The author of Learned Optimism discusses what someone can and cannot change about his or herself and talks about developing the skills to change and the skills to cope.

©1994 Martin Seligman (P)1994 Simon & Schuster

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This book was very positive and had a lot of good ideas and tips to use.

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Lacking in detail

It’s one thing to acknowledge there is or might be a problem. It’s something entirely different to discuss what to do about it and the book never goes there.

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Disappointing Ted Talk

"Eating fat makes you fat", and other gems that represent a conventional ignorance, not science. And this is the problem with this book, it's entirely unclear whether what you are hearing is science and insight, or Dr. Seligman's opinions served with cherry-picked studies which may "prove" a point he wishes you to believe, because he does believe it. The lack of rigor in his arguments is disturbing, and the book does not live up to its title. Dr. Seligman has made an enormous contributions delivering his work on Positive Psychology, but listening to this "book" makes you wonder if the basis of that work can be trusted, or if it was 50% science and 50% wishful thinking.

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Not good

Out-dated ideas with little support. Definitely not something I'll be using or applying iny life.

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