Comments on: Video: An Introduction to Positive psychology by Dr. Martin Seligman http://www.improvedlives.com/2008/07/21/video-an-introduction-to-positive-psychology-by-dr-martin-seligman/ Find out how psychology can be practical, useful, and beneficial to you Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:03:16 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Neil Redfern http://www.improvedlives.com/2008/07/21/video-an-introduction-to-positive-psychology-by-dr-martin-seligman/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Neil Redfern Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:04:16 +0000 http://www.improvedlives.com/?p=96#comment-503 Yes, but making dysfunctional people better should help average people too since they wont have to deal with so muich dysfunction? I agree with what you say about gratitude. Yes, but making dysfunctional people better should help average people too since they wont have to deal with so muich dysfunction? I agree with what you say about gratitude.

]]> By: Al Gammate http://www.improvedlives.com/2008/07/21/video-an-introduction-to-positive-psychology-by-dr-martin-seligman/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Al Gammate Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:54:31 +0000 http://www.improvedlives.com/?p=96#comment-380 I enjoyed Dr. Martin Seligman's video "An Introduction to Positive Psychology." He's right, in that we need to also focus on how to make average people better rather than exclusively on how to make dysfunctional people average. I agree with Martin that a meaningful life is a happy life. I find that I'm happiest when I'm helping others in some way. Nevertheless, I believe that gratitude plays a much larger role in happiness. For example, whenever I practice gratitude by thanking God for the blessings in my life, large or small, I immediately feel happy! It doesn't matter how gloomy I initially feel. Practicing gratitude pulls me out of the gloomiest mood. I enjoyed Dr. Martin Seligman’s video “An Introduction to Positive Psychology.”

He’s right, in that we need to also focus on how to make average people better rather than exclusively on how to make dysfunctional people average.

I agree with Martin that a meaningful life is a happy life. I find that I’m happiest when I’m helping others in some way.

Nevertheless, I believe that gratitude plays a much larger role in happiness.

For example, whenever I practice gratitude by thanking God for the blessings in my life, large or small, I immediately feel happy!

It doesn’t matter how gloomy I initially feel. Practicing gratitude pulls me out of the gloomiest mood.

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