Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment

Name: Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment
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Rating: 4.4 (1646 reviews)
Author: Martin E. P. Seligman

by Martin E. P. Seligman

Nonfiction Self Help

4.4 (1,646)

4.4 stars from 1,646 reviews. Top 84% of Nonfiction books we track.

336 pages~5.6 hr readPublished by Nicholas Brealey Publishing Hachette UKPublished 2002-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're tired of self-help books that focus on what's wrong with you and want a science-backed approach to actually feeling better.
You've hit a plateau in therapy or personal development and need concrete exercises to identify what you're genuinely good at.
You're sceptical of happiness trends but curious whether there's real psychology behind the optimism movement.

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You're looking for quick fixes or motivational platitudes rather than serious psychological research and exercises.
You prefer memoirs and personal stories to exercises, tests, and academic frameworks for understanding yourself.
You're in crisis and need immediate mental health support rather than a longer-term strength-building approach.

About this book

Martin E. P. Seligman presents an approach to happiness based on Positive Psychology. According to Seligman, lasting happiness does not depend on genetics or chance, but rather on identifying and developing one's personal strengths. The book provides practical exercises, brief tests, and access to a website program to help readers recognize their highest virtues and apply them in new ways. Seligman argues that focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses can improve all areas of life.

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Currently on sale at $2.99 — 80% off peak. Price has dropped 2 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 293 days. Typically stays discounted for 14 days.

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Currently around #37K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Sales have softened 53% recently.

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Currently 4.4★ from 1,646 reviews

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