BBC Interview With Martin Seligman
Click here to listen to a brilliant interview with Professor Martin Seligman, modern founder of Positive Psychology an author of Authentic Happiness.
In a special edition, Claudia Hammond talks to the father of Positive Psychology, Professor Martin Seligman, about why optimism is not only good for your health, but could also help you live longer. Claudia visits a school that has introduced happiness lessons with some surprising results. And we hear from Dr Julie Norem about why, for some of us, a more pessimistic approach might be the winning strategy.
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 complement it.
Anyway, enjoy the conversation. Seligman’s treatment of the topic is both masterful and humane. Most impressive.
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[...] time it has to do with the thought of two seemingly different guys. The first is Martin Seligman, about whom you’ve heard plenty from me before. Seligman holds that there are three paths to [...]