Learned Optimism, How to Change your Mind and Your Life

Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D.

Pocket Books, 1990.

 

An optimistic attitude will help learning.

 

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Equally interesting was Seligman's analysis of the consequences of optimism and pessimism, and his demonstration that optimism can be learned, with beneficial results that extend well beyond "feeling good."