Show Notes
The father of positive psychology, Dr. Martin Seligman, discusses how to harness the hidden engine of human progress: agency.
— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The key concept that determines whether we give up 2) The building blocks of human agency 3) How to find your human edge in the age of AI
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— ABOUT MARTIN — Martin Seligman is the most influential psychologist in the world and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he directs the Positive Psychology Center. A former president of the American Psychological Association, he earned his BA in philosophy from Princeton and his PhD in psychology from Penn, and holds ten honorary doctorates. His research—from learned helplessness to learned optimism to prospection—has reshaped how science understands human well-being. He is the author of more than thirty books, including Flourish, Authentic Happiness, The Hope Circuit, and Tomorrowmind. • Book: Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress
— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
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