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Episode 114: Learned Optimism and Explanatory Style
Today's episode teaches Martin Seligman's Learned Optimism — the idea that your explanatory style, the way you explain setbacks to yourself, determines whether you persist or give up, and that this style can be trained. It's one of the most research-backed frameworks in psychology, and it has a simple, actionable entry point for any ordinary day. When something goes wrong today, try writing down one sentence naming the specific, limited cause — refusing to let a single setback become a sweeping verdict. Key Topics: learned optimism, explanatory style, resilience, Martin Seligman, adversity…
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