Resources to Help You Crush Your Own Pessimism

FOR A WEALTH of resources, I recommend Martin Seligman's website, AuthenticHappiness.org. You'll find questionnaires to help you learn exactly where and how pessimism has wormed its way into your mind. You'll find no rinky-dink personality tests here. These are some of the best and most reliable questionnaires psychologists have ever developed. Try the VIA (Values In Action) questionnaire and discover your top five signature strengths. All of this is free of charge. Seligman is one of the most authoritative experts in the crushing-pessimism game. Check him out.

You'll find some things you might want to share with your friends too. Seligman is the author of one of the most practical, helpful books I've ever read: Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life