“Positive emotions undo negative emotions.”
– Dr. Martin Seligman, Authentic Happiness
University of Pennsylvania professor Dr. Seligman, known for his groundbreaking work in the field of Positive Psychology, deters people from devoting a lot of effort to correcting weaknesses. Instead, he urges us to focus on making the most of our signature strengths—kindness, curiosity, loyalty, zest, perseverance, fairness, bravery, to name a few of the 24 traits he’s identified.
“I believe that the highest success in living and the deepest emotional satisfaction comes from building and using your signature strengths,” he writes. He urges us to use them as often as we can in as many settings as possible. To take his free strengths-finder quiz, visit www.authentichappiness.org.
“I believe that the highest success in living and the deepest emotional satisfaction comes from building and using your signature strengths,” he writes. He urges us to use them as often as we can in as many settings as possible. To take his free strengths-finder quiz, visit www.authentichappiness.org.
What are your strengths and how can you use them to “buffer against your weaknesses and the trials that weaknesses bring”?
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