Positivity
Groundbreaking Research Reveals How to Embrace the Hidden Strength of Positive Emotions, Overcome Negativity, and Thrive

It's very strange that people act so antagonistic towards this book. It's written by an expert in psychology and everything in it is validated by empirical study. Yes, it's packaged as a 'self help' sort of book, but there are zero of those all-too-common, nonsensical 'folk remedies' for your psycho......more

My husband scoffed at this book, but I enjoyed it because (1) the author is a scientist, (2) she uses peer-reviewed studies as the basis of her work and fleshes it out with some qualitative and anecdotal evidence around the edges, and (3) she emphasizes that statements like "Be positive" and "Don't......more

This book is mainly about its author. You can read between the lines what an extraordinary psychologist she is and what a wonderful life she has. Her pretentiously poetic style of writing, combined with the scientific style required by her training, resulted in me getting tired (or just bored) of re......more

Barb Fredrickson is a fellow Carl, Class of '86, and clearly head and shoulders above my intellectual level!! Still, when I saw she was receiving an alumni achievement award this year, I became interested in her "broaden and build" theory and noticed she had written a book, "Positivity," which was s......more

Reading about the extensive body of research on the power of positivity in the midst of preparing for Irma, the most catastrophic hurricane ever hitting Florida, was quite an experience. I think most people know how important it is to remain positive, but it is reassuring to have the social science......more