705: Dr. Martin Seligman - Positive Psychology, Learned Optimism, Grit, PERMA, Agency, Resilience, and Predicting the Future
Dr. Martin Seligman, the founder of positive psychology, discusses how agency—comprising efficacy, optimism, and imagination—drives both individual success and historical progress. Despite being a self-described lifelong depressive and pessimist, he shares practical, evidence-based techniqu
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