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Martin E. Seligman

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[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. Seligman

“exploders,” people who have frequent outbursts of temper, also have more cancer than normal people.”

Martin E. Seligman

Normal people

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“Above all, during the interval, change from “ego orientation” to “task orientation.” Think: “I know this seems like a personal insult, but…

Martin E. Seligman

Change

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“Practiced regularly (twice a day), relaxation or meditation prevents angry arousal.”

Martin E. Seligman

Meditation

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“Try to reframe the provocation: Maybe he’s having a rough day. There’s no need to take it personally. Don’t act like a…

Martin E. Seligman

Rough day

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“Anger, unlike fear or sadness, is a moral emotion. It is “righteous.” It aims not only to end the current trespass but…

Martin E. Seligman

Anger

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“So anger helps us defend threatened territory—it is just, and it is honest. Not only that—it is healthy. It is widely believed…

Martin E. Seligman

Anger

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“But out-of-hand anger ruins many lives. More, I believe, than schizophrenia, more than alcohol, more than AIDS. Maybe even more than depression.”

Martin E. Seligman

Anger

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