Article on Learned Optimism

pawan · August 17, 2016, 10:14am

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^ © 2016 Reginald Braithwaite. [Some rights reserved](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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^ I delivered this presentation at [Nordic Ruby] in 2016. You watch see an "unofficial" video of the presentation on [YouTube]. You can also review the fully rendered slides on [SpeakerDeck] 

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Summarizes the book Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life: Martin E. P. Seligman: 8601400332726: Amazon.com: Books. Found it an interesting read, would recommend it.

mohitranka · August 17, 2016, 7:35pm

@pawan, Did you get the chance to read the book? Honestly I lost Reginald when he conflated depression with sadness and/or pessimism.

pawan · August 20, 2016, 2:25pm

Nope, didn’t read the book but I liked the article.

mrjn · August 21, 2016, 1:09pm

Yeah, looks like an interesting read.

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