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Resilience & optimism

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The Opposite of Toxic Positivity

“Tragic optimism” is the search for meaning during the inevitable tragedies of human existence, and is better for us than avoiding darkness and trying to “stay positive.”

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Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist

There are many words to describe Michael J. Fox: Actor. Husband. Father. Activist. But readers of Always Looking Up will soon add another to the list: Optimist. Michael writes about the hard-won perspective that helped him see challenges as opportunities.

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How to Train Your Brain to Be More Optimistic

The glass is half full—here’s how to see it that way.

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The Hope Circuit: A Psychologist’s Journey from Helplessness to Optimism

Martin E. P. Seligman is one of the most decorated and popular psychologists of his generation. When he first encountered the discipline in the 1960s, it was devoted to eliminating misery: the science of how past trauma creates present symptoms.

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How to Be Hopeful, Even When It’s Really, Really Hard

As uncomfortable as it may feel, pushing ourselves to imagine that better future may be a crucial way for us to maintain some semblance of mental well-being—now and whenever that beautiful future does arrive.

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Stoic Optimism: Ryan Holiday at TEDxUChicago 2014

Ryan Holiday is the Director of Marketing at American Apparel and the author of “The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage” (May 2014), a manual for approaching the obstacles we face in life and flipping them into advantages.

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Creating Your Best Life: The Ultimate Life List Guide

Creating Your Best Life is the only research-based book on the topic of goals and happiness, and it has found receptive audiences worldwide.

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Why Hope Matters

Hoping we can make things better is the secret to doing so.

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Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being

“This book will help you flourish.” With this sentence, internationally esteemed psychologist Martin Seligman begins Flourish, his first book in ten years—and the first to present his dynamic new concept of what well-being really is.

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How to Prime Your Mind for Optimism

We can shift our mindset toward more optimism and happiness.

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