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It is the science and professional experience at Gaffney's disposal that makes her book so relevant for these tough times ... Her advice is presented in such a friendly and persuasive way that it's hard to resist (Irish Examiner )
Maureen Gaffney's simple strategies for positive thinking can put the feel-good factor back into your life (Irish Independent )
Shows us how we can approach life with a renewed sense of vigour and purpose (Metro Herald )
Very recession relevant as it encourages people to be resilient in the face of adversity (Prudence )
Certainly shows us how to move on ... thought-provoking (Cara )
Maureen Gaffney's simple strategies for positive thinking can put the feel-good factor back into your life (Irish Independent )
Shows us how we can approach life with a renewed sense of vigour and purpose (Metro Herald )
Very recession relevant as it encourages people to be resilient in the face of adversity (Prudence )
Certainly shows us how to move on ... thought-provoking (Cara )
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At a time of deep crisis the notion of flourishing seems unimaginable. However, distinguished psychologist Maureen Gaffney believes passionately that not only is it possible for us to flourish, but in an increasingly uncertain world, it is essential that we plan to do so.
Flourishing is about achieving a deeper sense of well-being, meaning and purpose despite, and indeed very often because of, adversity. Indeed, Maureen Gaffney explains that adversity can be a positive turning point in our lives if we decide that our goal is not merely returning to the status quo, but having better lives. Her message is that we can do this and in this exciting and innovative book she shows us how.
Drawing on her vast experience of working with people and organisations, and on a fascinating body of recent research, Maureen Gaffney has written a gripping, stimulating and inspiring manifesto on how to flourish and why we need to. Learning to flourish - and helping others to flourish - is the most powerful and worthwhile investment we can make in our own well-being and in our country's future.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very useful and novel addition to the plethora of self-help books out there. Gaffney's basic premise is that we are hot-wired to receive negativity - and dwell on it - from an early age, and that we need to maintain a strong sense of self-control to limit our instinctive acceptance of negative thoughts and actions, and concentrate on more positive ones - thus allowing us to "flourish".
Some of her ideas really hit the spot. I really personally recognised the concept that you can have a good relationship with a person or organisation completely soured by an incident (or series of incidents) and from that moment on, not only will every interaction with that person or organisation be coloured negatively, but you will revise your past recollections of them to reflect your new negative options, even if all your previous thoughts about them were neutral or positive.
If I have a criticism of Gaffney's style it is this. She is a psychologist and, like any good social scientist, she likes to expound upon the reasons behind her explanations in quite some detail. Whilst some people might be fascinated by relations of the way the brain develops during childhood and the results of research carried out by workplace and marriage guidance psychologists during the last 30 years, I found the detail a little wearing. Like a coconut, there's a lot of really good stuff inside this book, but sometimes the detail made it a tough nut to crack.
Some of her ideas really hit the spot. I really personally recognised the concept that you can have a good relationship with a person or organisation completely soured by an incident (or series of incidents) and from that moment on, not only will every interaction with that person or organisation be coloured negatively, but you will revise your past recollections of them to reflect your new negative options, even if all your previous thoughts about them were neutral or positive.
If I have a criticism of Gaffney's style it is this. She is a psychologist and, like any good social scientist, she likes to expound upon the reasons behind her explanations in quite some detail. Whilst some people might be fascinated by relations of the way the brain develops during childhood and the results of research carried out by workplace and marriage guidance psychologists during the last 30 years, I found the detail a little wearing. Like a coconut, there's a lot of really good stuff inside this book, but sometimes the detail made it a tough nut to crack.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A friend gave me this wonderful book last weekend just as we were heading off to Austria on holidays. Though Zell em See is renowned for its lively après ski, once I started it, I just could not wait after each exhilarating day on the slopes, to get back to the hotel to read more! Maureen Gaffney has done a fantastic job here and there is so much insight, erudition and wisdom in this book that I know that I will read and re-read it, treasure and recommend it to friends, family and colleagues. I can see groups starting and courses developing to explore its many rich veins of knowledge. It is a big book with great depth and needs some focused attention to get the most out of it. But it is worth the effort as it has the potential to enable us to significantly improve our own lives and the lives of those around us.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
To get an understanding or even a little insight into how the processes discussed in this book work, can only help toward gaining a deeper, richer and ultimately more valuable and rewarding experience of life. Particularly like the concept of post traumatic growth, something which I think just about everybody these days could do with a little of.
Its a focused, in the round, no stone left unturned approach, encompassing both positive and negative factors, into whats going on when we are feeling on top of the world and life is going our way, and also, what may be happening when things aren't looking so great. its a book, I'm sure, that I will be coming back to again, and again.
Its a focused, in the round, no stone left unturned approach, encompassing both positive and negative factors, into whats going on when we are feeling on top of the world and life is going our way, and also, what may be happening when things aren't looking so great. its a book, I'm sure, that I will be coming back to again, and again.
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It's a very good book.
I was interested in this book because of a paragraph I read in the "Sunday times". It wasn't a book review, it was just a mention. Read more
Published 5 days ago by J. markey
A lot to take in - but worth the read
don't think I've ever read such a comprehensive, extensive, easy to follow articulation of the patterns of our minds coupled with psychology, sociology and practical steps to... Read more
Published 20 days ago by Lucy
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