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Flourish came out in 2011, and seligman wrote it partially to correct his understanding of happiness in an earlier book, authentic happiness 2002. Seligman believes that authentic happiness comes from identifying and cultivating fundamental strengths and using them every day in every aspect of life. Almost all of them reference authentic happiness by martin seligman a lot. May 24, 2017 in this important, entertaining book, one of the worlds most celebrated psychologists, martin seligman, asserts that happiness can be learned and cultivated, and that everyone has the power to. Seligman became a recurring name in psychology publications and conferences worldwide. Martin seligman is essentially the father of the positive psychology movement and in this note we explore how important it is for us to use our signature strengths consistently throughout our daytoday lives. Aug 27, 2002 a national bestseller, authentic happiness launched the revolutionary new science of positive psychologyand sparked a coasttocoast debate on the nature of real happiness. Taking dr martin ep seligman s authentic happiness tests could change your life.
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