Positivity: Groundbreaking Research Reveals How to Embrace the Hidden Strength of Positive Emotions, Overcome Negativity, and Thrive

World renowned researcher Dr. Barbara Fredrickson gives you the lab-tested tools necessary to create a healthier, more

vibrant, and flourishing life through a process she calls "the upward spiral." You’ll discover:

•What positivity is, and why it needs to be heartfelt to be effective

• The ten sometimes surprising forms of positivity

• Why positivity is more important than happiness

• How positivity can enhance relationships, work, and health, and how it relieves depression, broadens minds, and builds lives

• The top-notch research that backs the 3-to-1 "positivity ratio" as a key tipping point

• That your own sources of positivity are unique and how to tap into them

• How to calculate your current positivity ratio, track it, and improve it

With Positivity, you’ll learn to see new possibilities, bounce back from setbacks, connect with others, and become the best version of yourself.

Examining the effects of positive emotions on every aspect of one's life, a psychologist explains how to create a richer, healthier, more fulfilling life through a process called the upward spiral that incorporates innovative techniques designed to reduce negativity, ten forms of positivity, and ways positivity can influence relationships, health, and work. 80,000 first printing.

A psychologist explains how to create a richer, healthier, more fulfilling life through a process called the upward spiral that incorporates innovative techniques for using positivity to influence relationships, health, and work.

BARBARA L. FREDRICKSON, PH.D., is Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology and principal investigator of the Positive Emotion and Psychophysiology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a leading scholar within social psychology, affective science, and positive psychology.

Waking up to positivity — Positivity : means not ends — What is positivity? — Broaden your mind — Build your best future — Bounce back from life's challenges — The positivity ratio — Where are you now? — Decrease negativity — Increase positivity — A new toolkit — Future forecast : flourishing.