In Authentic Happiness, Martin Seligman explores the science of Positive Psychology, emphasizing strengths over weaknesses to foster lasting happiness through practical exercises. A national bestseller, Authentic Happiness launched the revolutionary new science of Positive Psychology—and sparked a coast-to-coast debate on the nature of real happiness.According to esteemed psychologist and bestselling author Martin Seligman, happiness is not the result of good genes or luck. Real, lasting happiness comes from focusing on one’s personal strengths rather than weaknesses—and working with them to improve all aspects of one’s life. Using practical exercises, brief tests, and a dynamic website program, Seligman shows readers how to identify their highest virtues and use them in ways they haven’t yet considered. Accessible and proven, Authentic Happiness is the most powerful work of popular psychology in years. ContentsPrefacePart I: Positive Emotion1. Positive Feeling and Positive Character2. How Psychology Lost Its Way and I Found Mine3. Why Bother to Be Happy?4. Can You Make Yourself Lastingly Happier?5. Satisfaction about the Past6. Optimism about the Future7. Happiness in the PresentPart II: Strength and Virtue8. Renewing Strength and Virtue9. Your Signature StrengthsPart III: In the Mansions of Life10. Work and Personal Satisfaction11. Love12. Raising Children13. Reprise and Summary14. Meaning and PurposeAppendix: Terminology and TheoryAcknowledgmentsEndnotesIndex