Seligman tortured dogs (search “learned hopelessness” in Google) for 20 years before being put out of the dog torturing (“psychological testing”) business by ethicists at his university.  With a little help from his publicist, he reinvents himself and puts a new twist on his research and greens up his name.  Now he's flush - the question is: when will he start torturing dogs again?

Seligman does a brilliant job of articulating the science of happiness and provides a framework through which we can apply the lessons to our daily lives.

For a quick look at the book, here's my note on it and a little audio of the same!

Seligman, a positive psychology pioneer, provides a wealth of tools that can help you better understand your current state & stage of being and help you change it. This book definitely changed my life, my perceptions about the importance of prioritizing happiness in my own life. You can check out the