{"id":3722,"date":"2011-04-01T23:25:35","date_gmt":"2011-04-02T06:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mymindonbooks.com\/?p=3722"},"modified":"2011-04-01T23:25:35","modified_gmt":"2011-04-02T06:25:35","slug":"new-book-by-martin-seligman-flourish-a-visionary-new-understanding-of-happiness-and-well-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymindonbooks.com\/?p=3722","title":{"rendered":"new book by Martin Seligman &#8211; &#8216;Flourish: A Visionary  New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1439190755\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mymindonbooks-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1439190755\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mymindonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/flourish.jpg\" alt=\"Flourish\" title=\"flourish\" width=\"108\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3723\" style=\"float:right; margin:10px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1439190755\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=mymindonbooks-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=1439190755\">Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being<\/a> by Martin Seligman (Free Press, 2011) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0043RSK9O\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=mymindonbooks-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B0043RSK9O\">(kindle ed.)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/1857885694\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=mymionbo-21&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=19450&#038;creativeASIN=1857885694\">(amazon.co.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Product description from the publisher:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis book will help you flourish.\u201d With this unprecedented promise, internationally esteemed psychologist Martin Seligman begins <em>Flourish<\/em>, his first book in ten years\u2014and the first to present his dynamic new concept of what well-being really is. Traditionally, the goal of psychology has been to relieve human suffering, but the goal of the Positive Psychology movement, which Dr. Seligman has led for fifteen years, is different\u2014it\u2019s about actually raising the bar for the human condition. <em>Flourish<\/em> builds on Dr. Seligman\u2019s game-changing work on optimism, motivation, and character to show how to get the most out of life, unveiling an electrifying new theory of what makes a good life\u2014for individuals, for communities, and for nations. In a fascinating evolution of thought and practice, <em>Flourish<\/em> refines what Positive Psychology is all about. While certainly a part of well-being, happiness alone doesn\u2019t give life meaning. Seligman now asks, What is it that enables you to cultivate your talents, to build deep, lasting relationships with others, to feel pleasure, and to contribute meaningfully to the world? In a word, what is it that allows you to flourish? \u201cWell-being\u201d takes the stage front and center, and Happiness (or Positive Emotion) becomes one of the five pillars of Positive Psychology, along with Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment\u2014or PERMA, the permanent building blocks for a life of profound fulfillment. Thought-provoking in its implications for education, economics, therapy, medicine, and public policy\u2014the very fabric of society\u2014<em>Flourish<\/em> tells inspiring stories of Positive Psychology in action, including how the entire U.S. Army is now trained in emotional resilience; how innovative schools can educate for fulfillment in life and not just for workplace success; and how corporations can improve performance at the same time as they raise employee well-being. With interactive exercises to help readers explore their own attitudes and aims, <em>Flourish<\/em> is a watershed in the understanding of happiness as well as a tool for getting the most out of life. On the cutting edge of a science that has changed millions of lives, Dr. Seligman now creates the ultimate extension and capstone of his bestselling classics, <em>Authentic Happiness<\/em> and <em>Learned Optimism<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being by Martin Seligman (Free Press, 2011) (kindle ed.), (amazon.co.uk) Product description from the publisher: \u201cThis book will help you flourish.\u201d With this unprecedented promise, internationally esteemed psychologist Martin Seligman begins Flourish, his first book in ten years\u2014and the first to present his dynamic new concept of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,12],"tags":[1006,498,1007],"class_list":["post-3722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-happiness","category-new-books","tag-flourishing","tag-positive-psychology","tag-well-being"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>new book by Martin Seligman - &#039;Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being&#039; 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