Doing a kindness produces the single most reliable momentary increase in well-being of any exercise we have tested.
Martin SeligmanThe pleasant life: a life that successfully pursues the positive emotions about the present, past, and future.
Martin SeligmanNot only do happy people endure pain better and take more health and safety precautions when threatened, but positive emotions undo negative emotions.
Martin SeligmanThe clearer the rules and the limits enforced by parents, the higher the child's self-esteem. The more freedom the child had, the lower his self-esteem.
Martin Seligman