They could never snap me out of a downward spiral however the techniques in this book can. I suppose that is all well and good but at the end of the day it never really helped me or changed anything. I use to read a few self help books to stay positive and ended up giving them up as I found they never gave me any help and where filled with 'take care of your self, your precious' and `say these nice things to yourself and you will have a better life'. It has been fantastic and has helped me so much by giving me scientifically proven techniques to change the way I look at events or situations. I received this book about a year ago and I think it is the best self help book on the market. If you are average or only slightly positive, this book can improve your life greatly. If you are a pessimist, this book can transform your life. Not too many "life changing" books come along, but this book was definitely one for me. I have surprised myself over and over again. I am succeeding at things I never would have even attempted before, and I have become very resilient in non-favorable situations. Since reading this book, I have dedicated myself to being an optimist, and I must say I have already noticed major differences in my life. I am a very logical person and it took a book like this, written factually instead of emotionally, to open my eyes to pessimism. The book demonstrated over and over again how I was handicapping myself by being negative and a pessimist. As evidenced by these studies, optimism helps persons succeed in business, sports, politics, health, school, and literally all walks of life. The book describes the results using these real-life projects. After many clinical trials, he has been hired in many "real world" situations (including Met Life Insurance and sports teams) to improve results and test optimism and success. As stated earlier, the author is a psychologist and clinical researcher who has spent the majority of his life studying learned helplessness and optimism. On a whim I thought I would buy this book since it was written by a psychologist and clinical researcher, and claimed to have evidence that optimists actually do succeed more and accomplish more. I have always been very skeptical of all "self help" books, believing they were mainly fluff and a waste of time.
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