Great short article about our negative thinking!

This was originally published in GQ, reposted by Pocket, Mozilla's cool news-clipping service.

Dr. Martin Seligman, psychologist and former President of the American Psychological Association, has been around a long time. Here's a recent interview he gave, with a condensed version of his latest thoughts about how and why we're wired to be negative - and what we can do about it. I particularly liked his characterization of homo sapiens as more like homo prospectus - fascinating!

Why Your Brain is Wired for Pessimism—and What You Can Do to Fix It (getpocket.com)