I actually bought this book for my girlfriend, but I also read it myself. It includes a series of tests that are designed to show whether the reader is inclined toward pessimism.
I am...
More than anything, the book (which you can buy at Amazon) was instructive in the way that Dr. Seligman conveyed how even our most honest narratives can imprint pessimistic patterns of thought in our minds. According to Dr. Seligman, if we want to change our mind we have to change our narrative.
Learned Optimism deserves credit for encouraging me to see the need to be receptive to the idea that a greater sense of optimism was both possible and desirable.
I recommend the book highly. It is quite illuminating.
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