The Hope Circuit Review

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.

The hope circuit review.

They regard it a memoir and review it as such. It took me over a month to read martin seligman s latest offering the hope circuit and in fact i was surprised to find how much i struggled given what a fan i am of his work. 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. But there are two reasons for this.

Review the circuit of hope is a great book mixing positive psychology wisdom with the lessons learned of an autobiopgrahy. The hope circuit is martin marty seligman s autobiography. It tells of seligman s life from childhood up to now focussing on his work and. 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.

Review of the hope circuit. The reviews of dr. The hope circuit is martin marty seligman s autobiography. A psychologist s journey from helplessness to optimism.

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. The hope circuit is a fascinating read for anyone interested in learning more about the history of psychology. Martin seligman s newest book the hope circuit have largely gotten it wrong. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for the hope circuit at amazon ae.

Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Review by joe smith. The hope circuit by martin seligman. The first is that unlike his other books the hope circuit is essentially autobiography.

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. The problems with memoirs are they are valedictory by definition. Plus you are going to learn a lot about applied psychology as in the power dynamics of academia and research circles. The problems with memoirs are they are valedictory by definition.

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. Martin seligman s newest book the hope circuit have largely gotten it wrong. The reviews of dr. He is also something of a celebrity central to the development of popular psychology and its incursion into the self help publishing genre.

Martin seligman is one of the best known and most influential psychologists in the world. They regard it a memoir and review it as such.