New PN: Positivity
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Discover the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Lifeby Barbara Fredrickson |
“As you raise your ratio above 3 to 1, a transformation occurs. You feel more alive, creative, and resilient. You have a palpable sense of personal growth and of making a positive difference. This is flourishing. It feels and is different from languishing. You’ve stepped up to a whole new level of life."BARBARA FREDRICKSON |
FROM THE BOOK“We live in challenging times. As public negativity, culture wars, and assaults on facts and science have grown these past few years, national polls reveal that Americans’ happiness has plummeted.
Joylessness and negativity seem to surround us. And as hopelessness rises, so do diseases of despair—drug abuse, alcoholism, and suicide— which have already diminished and ended too many precious lives. The need to address this pervasive negativity head-on feels even greater than it did a decade ago. Each of us, each day, must take proactive, self-protective steps to build our resilience and reserves. In these divisive times, the ability to cultivate authentic positivity is a vital life skill—a skill we need to strengthen to restore and raise our wellbeing and the well-being of others. Failing to do so, I fear, puts our sanity, physical health, and civil society at risk. Fortunately, the science has grown even stronger on how positivity benefits our resolve and our community connections, as well as our brains and our immune cells. Research continues to illuminate practical, everyday ways to unlock more joy, gratitude, and love, and how we can use this newfound positivity to release the courage and energy to advocate for our cherished causes, even in the face of setbacks. The contents and tools within Positivity remain as relevant as ever. You’ll discover in these pages that your day-to-day encounters offer abundant opportunities for uplift. My wish is that as you experiment with raising your positivity, you will share your insights with those around you. Together, we can create light, love, and health where it is most needed.” |
Brian's Notes
Barbara Fredrickson is one of THE most respected scholars within social psychology, affective science, and positive psychology.
She is Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and principal investigator of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
This is the second Note I’ve created on one of her books.
The other one? Love 2.0.
As a guy who used to spend too much time in what she calls a “cocoon of self-absorption,” I’m not exaggerating when I say that THAT book is one of THE most life-changing books I’ve ever read. Check out those Notes to learn more about “Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection.”
This book is all about the SCIENCE of how positive emotions can change our lives.
To be clear, it’s NOT about denying the challenging aspects of our lives, ignoring reality, and/or deluding ourselves into irrational positive thinking.
It’s about the SCIENCE of the power of cultivating positive emotions in our lives—like joy, gratitude, serenity, interest, hope, pride, amusement, inspiration, awe, and love SUCH THAT we are most capable of dealing with life’s inevitable pain and uncertainty while joyfully helping others do the same.
The book is packed with Big Ideas. I’m excited to share some of my favorites and help you and your loved ones embody more grounded positivity TODAY so let’s get to work.
P.S. Check out my Notes on some of my other all-time favorite books on the *science* of creating a good, meaningful life including: The How of Happiness and The Myths of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky, The Power of Ideals and Noble Purpose by William Damon, Coddling of the American Mind and The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, Rethinking Positive Thinking by Gabriele Oettingen, Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flourish by Martin Seligman, Transcend by Scott Barry Kaufman, Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, Motivation and Personality by Abraham Maslow, Peak by Anders Ericsson, The Joy of Movement and The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal, Happy Together by James and Suzie Pawelski, and Grit by Angela Duckworth.
She is Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and principal investigator of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
This is the second Note I’ve created on one of her books.
The other one? Love 2.0.
As a guy who used to spend too much time in what she calls a “cocoon of self-absorption,” I’m not exaggerating when I say that THAT book is one of THE most life-changing books I’ve ever read. Check out those Notes to learn more about “Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection.”
This book is all about the SCIENCE of how positive emotions can change our lives.
To be clear, it’s NOT about denying the challenging aspects of our lives, ignoring reality, and/or deluding ourselves into irrational positive thinking.
It’s about the SCIENCE of the power of cultivating positive emotions in our lives—like joy, gratitude, serenity, interest, hope, pride, amusement, inspiration, awe, and love SUCH THAT we are most capable of dealing with life’s inevitable pain and uncertainty while joyfully helping others do the same.
The book is packed with Big Ideas. I’m excited to share some of my favorites and help you and your loved ones embody more grounded positivity TODAY so let’s get to work.
P.S. Check out my Notes on some of my other all-time favorite books on the *science* of creating a good, meaningful life including: The How of Happiness and The Myths of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky, The Power of Ideals and Noble Purpose by William Damon, Coddling of the American Mind and The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, Rethinking Positive Thinking by Gabriele Oettingen, Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flourish by Martin Seligman, Transcend by Scott Barry Kaufman, Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, Motivation and Personality by Abraham Maslow, Peak by Anders Ericsson, The Joy of Movement and The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal, Happy Together by James and Suzie Pawelski, and Grit by Angela Duckworth.
Big Ideas
01: LANGUISH OR FLOURISH?
02: BROADEN AND BUILD
03: THE 10 POSITIVE EMOTIONS
04: BOUYANCY
05: YOUR FUTURE SELF
“One’s own self is hidden from one’s own self: Of all mines of treasure, one’s own is the last to be dug up."FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE |
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