http://www.sensei-winbeforehand.co.uk/2009/11/04/pessimism-realism-and-the-recession/ Sensei is a training, coaching and writing consultancy. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:13:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.sensei-winbeforehand.co.uk/2009/11/04/pessimism-realism-and-the-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-67350 American Pessimism and the Recession « Sensei Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:40:24 +0000 http://www.sensei-winbeforehand.co.uk/?p=3570#comment-67350 [...] some American thinkers have tried to blame the recession on a surplus of optimism, untempered by the sense of realism that pessimism brings.  But it now seems that too much pessimism is bad for you too.  In fact, increasingly, the US is [...] [...] some American thinkers have tried to blame the recession on a surplus of optimism, untempered by the sense of realism that pessimism brings.  But it now seems that too much pessimism is bad for you too.  In fact, increasingly, the US is [...]

]]> http://www.sensei-winbeforehand.co.uk/2009/11/04/pessimism-realism-and-the-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-8768 BBC Interview With Martin Seligman « Sensei Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:40:56 +0000 http://www.sensei-winbeforehand.co.uk/?p=3570#comment-8768 [...] What interests me is that Seligman describes himself as a natural pessimist and depressive.  That’s the kind of guru I can listen to!  He also reiterates a point that I’ve made on his behalf before - the optimism he promotes is not meant to exclude a sort of risk-cautious realism but rather compleme.... [...] [...] What interests me is that Seligman describes himself as a natural pessimist and depressive.  That’s the kind of guru I can listen to!  He also reiterates a point that I’ve made on his behalf before – the optimism he promotes is not meant to exclude a sort of risk-cautious realism but rather compleme…. [...]

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