Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the 3-to-1 Ratio That Will Change Your Li

Description: Positivity by Barbara Fredrickson A psychologist explains how to create a richer, healthier, more fulfilling life through a process called the upward spiral that incorporates innovative techniques for using positivity to influence relationships, health, and work. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description World renowned researcher Dr. Barbara Fredrickson gives you the lab-tested tools necessary to create a healthier, more vibrant, and flourishing life through a process she calls "the upward spiral." Youll discover: • What positivity is, and why it needs to be heartfelt to be effective • The ten sometimes surprising forms of positivity • Why positivity is more important than happiness • That your own sources of positivity are unique and how to tap into them • How to calculate your current positivity ratio, track it, and improve it With Positivity, youll learn to see new possibilities, bounce back from setbacks, connect with others, and become the best version of yourself. Author Biography BARBARA L. FREDRICKSON, PH.D., is Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and principal investigator of the Positive Emotion and Psychophysiology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a leading scholar within social psychology, affective science, and positive psychology. Review "Written by one of the most influential contributors to this new perspective in science, Positivity provides a wonderful synthesis of what positive psychology has accomplished in the first decade of its existence. It is full of deep insights about human behavior as well as useful suggestions for how to apply them in everyday life." —Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Ph.D., author of Flow"Positively wonderful! Offers surefire methods for transforming our lives from so-so to joyous." - Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence "Positivity is literally the feel-good book of the year, providing a scientifically sound prescription for joy, health, and creativity. Read one to two chapters daily as needed or until grumpiness subsides." —Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology, Harvard University, and author of Stumbling on Happiness"Barbara Fredrickson is the genius of the positive psychology movement." - Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D., author of Authentic Happiness Review Quote "Written by one of the most influential contributors to this new perspective in science, Positivity provides a wonderful synthesis of what positive psychology has accomplished in the first decade of its existence. It is full of deep insights about human behavior as well as useful suggestions for how to apply them in everyday life." -Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Ph.D., author ofFlow "Positivityis literally the feel-good book of the year, providing a scientifically sound prescription for joy, health, and creativity. Read one to two chapters daily as needed or until grumpiness subsides." -Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology, Harvard University, and author ofStumbling on Happiness From the Hardcover edition. Excerpt from Book Chapter 1 Waking Up to Positivity Ones own self is well hidden from ones own self: Of all mines of treasure, ones own is the last to be dug up. --Friedrich Nietzsche TAKE 1 The morning sun streams through your bedroom window and wakes you from a fitful nights sleep. After a long string of gray and rainy days, you appreciate seeing blue sky. But soon enough you realize the alarm didnt go off. Youre disappointed because youve been meaning to wake up extra early so you can have time to yourself before the kids wake up and the morning race begins. With what little time there is, you decide to skip your planned exercise routine, spend some more time in bed, and write in your journal. You write, I cant believe I let myself down again by forgetting to set my alarm. How am I ever going to take charge of my days (and my life!) if I cant make this simple change? Without exercise, Im going to feel like a slug today. Ugh. Id better focus on why I write in this journal in the first place: to think about my larger goals and connect them to what I do each day. Is this really working? Is it worth my time when I could be sleeping? What I really should be doing with this extra time is checking for fires on e- mail or reviewing my ridiculously long to- do list. Isnt our water bill past due? Where is it anyway? At this point you close your journal, get out of bed, go to your computer, and open your e- mail. Sure enough, you find that your co- worker, Sharon, needs input from you before she can submit her proposal, and she needs it by this afternoon. Youll be stuck spending at least part of your morning preparing forms for her. Feeling angry at her imposition, you open the next e-mail to see that the project you spearheaded received preliminary approval and youve got forty- eight hours to make a final set of revisions. " Fortyeight hours!" you say out loud. "Am I supposed to drop everything to make these revisions?" How am I going to fit this in?" The nanosecond of joy you felt on learning the good news is squashed by your concerns about clearing this last hurdle. Just then, your daughter, whos nearly four years old, wakes up and calls, "Mommy!" You glance at the time: 6:42. Youve told her time and again to wait quietly in her room until you come in for hugs and kisses at seven, and here she is, not listening, again. Your frustration is growing-- far too many demands both at work and at home. Nobody understands how impossible your life has become with this career shift. You go to your daughters room, snap at her about calling for you early, and then march off to make breakfast. The whole morning is a grim race, and everybodys losing. Youd have been out the door on time had your seven- year- old son not misplaced his favorite shoes. Then starts the parental nagging: "Why cant you just wear a different pair!? If those shoes are so important to you, why dont you keep better tabs on them?" Now all four of you-- the kids, you, and your husband-- are racing around the house trying to find those @#$% shoes! Later, having dropped the children off at school-- late again--you arrive at work-- also late. The first person you see is Joe, your collaborator on the project that was just accepted. Hes smiling broadly. At times you appreciate Joes good spirits, but today his smile makes you suspicious. You think, Hes trying to butter me up so Ill do all the revisions! He approaches. "Did you hear the news? We got the money! Were set for the year!" You say, "Yeah, but did you see that list of revisions-- and just forty- eight hours to make them? Ive also got to deal with Sharons proposal this morning." Joes smile fades as he takes a moment to figure out how to respond to your negativity. *** Sound familiar? If youre like most people, you probably recognize this kind of morning all too well: Cant do anything right. Cant give myself the time I need. Cant stick with my goal of journaling. Cant stand that Sharon is making her emergency my emergency. Cant fathom how Ill meet a forty- eight- hour revision deadline. Cant get on the same page with Joe. Cant even teach my kids to stay in bed until 7:00 a.m. Cant get through the morning "race" without yelling and fussing. Cant get the kids to school on time. And if I cant get myself to work on time--how in the world am I going to meet all these demands? We all know negativity; it looms large and is easy to spot. Negativity pervades your self- talk and your judgments. It bleeds into your exchanges with your kids and your colleagues, eroding goodwill between you. Making matters worse, unchecked negativity breeds healthdamaging negative emotions-- anger, contempt, and depression-- that seep into your entire body. You can feel your simmering bitterness eating away at your stomach, raising your blood pressure, and turning your shoulder and neck muscles to stone. Even your face feels hard and tight, which may be why others steer clear if they can. Whats more, you move through your day as if you have blinders on. You find fault and blame everywhere. You see no solutions. Everything is painfully predictable. Negativity comes on fast and strong, hitting like a sledgehammer. And none of us is immune to it. So what about positivity? Compared to negativity, positivity seems pale and weak. Its hardly the mirror image of negativity. Positivity seems so puny that at times we dont even notice it. But what if positivity matters? And what is positivity anyway? Lets start with what it isnt. Positivity doesnt mean we should follow the axioms "Grin and bear it" or "Dont worry, be happy." Those are simply superficial wishes. Positivity runs deeper. It consists of the whole range of positive emotions-- from appreciation to love, from amusement to joy, from hope to gratitude, and then some. The term is purposely broad. It includes the positive meanings and optimistic attitudes that trigger positive emotions as well as the open minds, tender hearts, relaxed limbs, and soft faces they usher in. It even includes the long- term impact that positive emotions have on your character, relationships, communities, and environment. Although some of this may sound like the vocabulary of greeting cards, the term positivity points to vital human moments that have now captured the interest of science. And the new scientific discoveries about the importance of positivity are stunning. Your mild and fleeting pleasant states are far more potent than you think. We know now that they alter your mind and body in ways that can literally help you create your best life. So lets roll back time and do a retake on that same morning of yours, this time with positivity. Rest assured that no matter how good you are at negativity, youre also capable of positivity. As you read, keep in mind that, like negativity, positivity goes beyond self- talk. Although subtle, it too infuses your mindscape and outlook, heart rhythms and body chemistry, muscle tension and facial expressions, and your resources and relationships. Details ISBN0307393747 Author Barbara Fredrickson Short Title POSITIVITY Language English ISBN-10 0307393747 ISBN-13 9780307393746 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 158.1 Year 2009 Imprint Three Rivers Press Country of Publication United States Place of Publication New York Publication Date 2009-12-29 AU Release Date 2009-12-29 NZ Release Date 2009-12-29 US Release Date 2009-12-29 UK Release Date 2009-12-29 Subtitle Top-Notch Research Reveals the 3-to-1 Ratio That Will Change Your Life Pages 288 Publisher Three Rivers Press Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:43650178;

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