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Pursuing The Good Life: 100 Reflections On Positive Psychology (2012)

by Christopher Peterson(Favorite Author)

4 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0199916357 (ISBN13: 9780199916351)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

review 1: Chris Peterson, a former U of M professor and winner of its highest teaching award, was/is one of the guiding lights in the relatively new science of Positive Psychology. Although the book stands on its own as motivating, thought-provoking, and fun to read, the occasional Ann Arbor references add special meaning to me. Peterson died unexpectedly in October 2012, several months before this book was published. He wrote in his next to last chapter : "My resolution for the next New Years is not to jot down "resolutions" off the top of my head on the first day of the year. It is to establish a vision, for my work and for my life, and maybe that will take the entire year or longer. That's okay."
review 2: I took my time reading Pursuing the Good Life: 100 Reflectio... morens on Positive Psychology by Christopher Peterson because it felt like the best way to read it. I even read some of the reflections more than once. Peterson explores what positive psychology is and what people think positive psychology is. I think of myself as a positive person, so I thought I'd just be reinforcing what I already believe; however, I found some surprises hidden within the short reflections. I really want to try what he describes as a "but-free" day. Pursuing the Good Life: 100 Reflections on Positive Psychology is a great book to read one or two reflections a day allowing the words to sink in before moving on to the next reflection(s). Anyone interested in living a life based on positivity will enjoy reading Pursuing the Good Life. While I didn't always agree with Peterson's opinions, his overall message of focusing on positive psychology rather than always focusing on the psychology about what is "wrong" and why it went wrong is definitely worth giving some serious attention. He clears up the misconception that positive psychology ignores one's problems and points out that while one must be realistic, noticing what is going right in life can be as important as finding what needs to be fixed. Peterson's reflections aren't a self-help book per se but more an exploration of the role positive psychology can have in improving life for everyone. less

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