Illustrating Learned Optimism

This short video illustrates Martin Seligman´s concepts of learned helplessness and learned optimism, explores the different explanatory styles of optimism and pessimism, and the different outcomes. In order to Exercise Optimism, understanding the nuances between optimistic and pessimistic mindsets is essential. For more on optimism, see this article: http://www.6seconds.org/2016/08/11/exercise-optimism/.