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• About the Authors
• Dedication
• Acknowledgements
• Contents at a Glance
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• How This Book Is Organised
• Icons Used in This Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part I: Getting to Grips: Introducing Positive Psychology
• Chapter 1: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
• Putting the Positive in Psychology
• Studying Positive Psychology
• Making It Worth Your While
• Chapter 2: Why Being Healthy, Well and Happy is a Really Good Idea
• Reaping the Health Benefits
• Living with Satisfaction
• AIMing for Happiness
• Part II: Doing the Time Warp: Past, Present and Future
• Chapter 3: Tackling the Past
• Dealing with the Past
• Knowing How to be Grateful
• Adopting a Childlike Approach
• Chapter 4: Living in the Present
• Dancing in the Moment
• Getting Into the Flow
• Chapter 5: Planning for the Future
• Looking Forward Joyfully
• Developing Optimism
• Focusing on What Matters
• Leaving a Legacy
• Part III: What Positive Psychology Can Do For You
• Chapter 6: Finding Pleasure in Life
• What Is Pleasure?
• Finding Real Pleasures
• Sleepwalking Through Life
• Chapter 7: Engaging in Life: Using Your Signature Strengths
• Analysing Your Signature Strengths
• Playing To Your Strengths
• Finding Strengths in Others
• Chapter 8: Developing Meaning in Life
• Is This All There Is?
• Something Bigger Than Yourself
• Chapter 9: Becoming Your Best
• Keeping Yourself Afloat
• Having Fun
• Living Confidently
• Thinking Constructively
• Taking Gratitude Further
• Experiencing Engagement
• Making Your Life Count
• Chapter 10: Staying Healthy with Positive Psychology
• Living Like It Matters
• Overcoming Stress
• Part IV: Positive Psychology in the Real World
• Chapter 11: Making Relationships Work
• Getting to Know You
• Using Positive Communication
• Investing Your Time
• Chapter 12: Becoming a Positive Parent
• Making Happiness a Habit
• Measuring Family Strengths
• Being the Best Parent You Can Be
• Making Happy Children
• Chapter 13: Embracing the Extended Family
• Building Family Networks
• Getting On with the In-Laws
• Acknowledging the Elderly
• Extending the Family
• Part V: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 14: Understanding Why Work Matters
• Providing a Structure
• Being a Shining Star!
• Chapter 15: Being Your Best in the Workplace
• Knowing Your Work Strengths
• Using Your Strengths Meaningfully
• Measuring and Increasing Your Flow
• Knowing Your Signature Strengths
• Getting the Team Working Well
• Chapter 16: Ten Top Activities
• Developing Gratitude
• Recognising Your Blessings
• Creating a Beautiful Day
• Learning to Worry Well
• Being Me at My Best
• Using Sentence Completion
• Recognising Different Facets of Yourself
• Discovering Your Purpose
• Learning to Be Optimistic (ABCDE)
• Undertaking Deliberate Acts of Kindness
• Chapter 17: Ten Useful Resources
• www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu
• www.centreforconfidence.co.uk
• www.cappeu.org
• www.ippanetwork.org
• www.positivepsychology.net
• www.dalailamacenter.org
• Authentic Happiness by Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph. D
• Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth by Ed Diener and Robert Biswas Diener
• Character Strengths and Virtues by Christopher Peterson and Martin E. P. Seligman
• Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi
• Chapter 18: Ten Positive Inspirations
• Pay it Forward (film, 2000)
• It’s a Wonderful Life (film, 1946)
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film, 2007)
• Thank you for being a Friend, Andrew Gold (song, 1978)
• My Way, Frank Sinatra (song, 1969)
• Lean on Me, Bill Withers, (song, 1972)
• The Prophet, by Khalil Ghibran (book, 1998)
• Random Acts of Kindness: 365 Ways to Make the World a Nicer Place, by Danny Wallace (book, 2004)
• Who Moved My Cheese, by Spencer Jones (book, 1998)
• The Art of Happiness: A handbook for Living, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, (b
• Index