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Martin E.P. Seligman

7 quotes in 15 categories

[Wikipedia] Martin Elias Peter Seligman is an American psychologist, educator, and author of self-help books. Seligman is a strong promoter within the scientific community of his theories of well-being and positive psychology. His theory of learned helplessness is popular among scientific and clinical psycholog

Quotes by Martin E.P. Seligman

“While you can't control your experiences, you can control your explanations.”

Martin E.P. Seligman

Medications

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“The genius of evolution lies in the dynamic tension between optimism and pessimism continually correcting each other.”

Martin E.P. Seligman

Biology

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“Alcoholics are, in truth, failures, and their failure is a simple failure of will. They have made bad choices, and they continue…

Martin E.P. Seligman

Bad choices

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“Pessimistic labels lead to passivity, whereas optimistic ones lead to attempts to change.”

Martin E.P. Seligman

Pessimism

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“The theory clearly predicts that in the classroom and, as we shall see in the next chapter, the playing field, success will…

Martin E.P. Seligman

Next chapter

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“Depression, I have argued, stems partly from an overcommitment to the self and an undercommitment to the common good. This”

Martin E.P. Seligman

Common good

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“Do you have a problem with alcohol? Is it “abuse,” or, worse, do you “depend” on drinking to get through the day?…

Martin E.P. Seligman

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