The Hope Circuit Book

Martin seligman s newest book the hope circuit have largely gotten it wrong.

The hope circuit book.

Review by joe smith. The hope circuit is martin marty seligman s autobiography. If you didn t know i didn t marty is a professor of psychology and did a lot of work in the past on helplessness. Seligman first encountered psychology in the 1960s the field was devoted to eliminating misery.

This innovative new textbook with a full suite of related resources has been created to support student development and enhancement of healthy behaviors that influence their lifestyle choices and health and fitness. This is not a book i would normally read but it cropped up on a few reading lists on linkedin so i gave it a try. This book could only have been written by someone who has played a vital role in that inquiry cares passionately about it and has the literary skill to carry that. The hope circuit is a masterful blend of memoir and recent intellectual history specifically the history of trying to understand how we can live richer and more meaningful lives.

If you didn t know i didn t marty is a professor of psychology and did a lot of work in the past on helplessness. And local standards for both physical education and health education will find that this book provides them a. Seligman one of the most influential living psychologists looks at the history of his life and discipline and paints a much brighter future for everyone. The reviews of dr.

The problems with memoirs are they are valedictory by definition. The hope circuit is a masterful blend of memoir and recent intellectual history specifically the history of trying to understand how we can live richer and more meaningful lives. This book is a highly selective and partisan account of a long span of time and a huge range of topics involving seligman s life in psychology. They regard it a memoir and review it as such.

This book could only have been written by someone who has played a vital role in that inquiry cares passionately about it and has the literary skill to carry that. This is not a book i would normally read but it cropped up on a few reading lists on linkedin so i gave it a try. You will walk away from this book not just educated but deeply enriched. The hope circuit by martin seligman.

It was the science of how past. The hope circuit is martin marty seligman s autobiography. The hope circuit is a fascinating read for anyone interested in learning more about the history of psychology and the personality of one of the most prominent psychologists of all time by scott. Yes on one level it is it is a memoir one of a fascinating life lived amidst tectonic shifts in the field of psychology and psychiatry.