"A founder of the new science of positive psychology, Martin E. P. Seligman draws on more than twenty years of clinical research to demonstrate how optimism enhances the quality of life, and how anyone can learn to practice its skills.Dr. Seligman explains how to break an 'I-give-up' habit, develop a more constructive explanatory style of interpreting our behavior and experience the benefits of a more positive interior dialogue. With techniques included for encouraging optimistic behavior at work and in children as well as advice on appropriate uses of pessimism, this is a profound and practical book on how to manage setbacks and face life in a more positive way."