tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053430807670822229.post5714862895327533008..comments2023-07-31T05:57:09.189-07:00Comments on noise and signal: OptimismSonia Lyrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03972394773253330964noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053430807670822229.post-13217893923650261302010-05-25T20:53:30.867-07:002010-05-25T20:53:30.867-07:00Ah, here's a thoughtful article about this ver...Ah, here's a thoughtful article about this very topic, which I recommend. And it's not too long, either:<br /><br />http://www.polipsych.com/2009/12/18/what-the-positive-psychology-approach-can-learn-from-barbara-ehrenreichs-bright-sided/Sonia Lyrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972394773253330964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053430807670822229.post-63708134091874856572010-05-25T20:21:08.901-07:002010-05-25T20:21:08.901-07:00I didn't understand Seligman's book to be ...I didn't understand Seligman's book to be about "positive thinking" at all. I understood it to be about understanding (and affecting, if we wish to) our biases with regards to the explanations we give ourselves for why things happen and what it means. How we understand ourselves and our place in the world.<br /><br />Having been subjected to the relentless and horrific badgering of "positive" thinking myself, I agree that it is no better than "negative" thinking. I just don't see Seligman's work as being either. I think Ehrenreich misses the mark in her article. Maybe Seligman is a terrible interviewee, maybe he's a terrible person, maybe he's even a first class grouch - I have no idea. But I found his book to be useful, and the last thing I do as a results is "positive thinking".<br /><br />One data point for you, anyway! Read the book and judge for yourself. Ultimately that's all anyone can do anyway, right?Sonia Lyrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972394773253330964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053430807670822229.post-20067460866711171712010-05-25T19:46:06.929-07:002010-05-25T19:46:06.929-07:00http://www.alternet.org/story/146940/barbara_ehren...http://www.alternet.org/story/146940/barbara_ehrenreich%3A_why_forced_positive_thinking_is_a_total_crock/<br /><br />you can be the judge:-)Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233108927583810009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053430807670822229.post-49522045158733018042010-05-22T16:30:03.573-07:002010-05-22T16:30:03.573-07:00Is it a good article? If so, post it here!Is it a good article? If so, post it here!Sonia Lyrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972394773253330964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053430807670822229.post-9655686555313488012010-05-21T18:34:49.425-07:002010-05-21T18:34:49.425-07:00How very interesting. I just (like about an hour a...How very interesting. I just (like about an hour ago) read an article by Barbara Ehrenreich poo-poohing Seligman's work.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233108927583810009noreply@blogger.com