Love 2.0: Creating Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection - Brossura

Fredrickson Ph.D., Barbara L.

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ISBN 10: 0142180475 ISBN 13: 9780142180471

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2013

Riassunto

In this groundbreaking relationship book, positive emotions expert Barbara L. Fredrickson gives us an entirely new way of understanding love and appreciating its benefits.

“A radically new conception of love.”—The Atlantic

Even more than happiness and optimism, love holds the key to improving our mental and physical health as well as lengthening our lives. Using research from her own lab, Barbara L. Fredrickson redefines love not as a stable behemoth, but as micro-moments of connection between people—even strangers. She demonstrates that our capacity for experiencing love can be measured and strengthened in ways that improve our health and longevity. Finally, she introduces us to informal and formal practices to unlock love in our lives, generate compassion, and even self-soothe.

Rare in its scope and ambitious in its message, Love 2.0 will reinvent how you look at and experience our most powerful emotion.

“I wish I had known years ago about...Barbara Fredrickson...In particular her theory that accumulating ‘micro-moments of positivity,’ like my daily interaction with children, can, over time, result in greater overall well-being.”—Jane Brody, The New York Times

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Recensione:

This book may change your life...Love 2.0 is not a treatise for old romantics, but something far more interesting... Fredrickson redefines [love] as fleeting moments of emotion we feel whenever we make a real connection with another human. -- --New Scientist
The scientist's verdict: there's no such thing as everlasting love -- --The Times Weekend
Love, more than happiness or optimism, holds the key to improving our mental and physical health. --Bristol 24-7

L'autore:

Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., is the author of Positivity. She is Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology and director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0142180475
• ISBN 13: 9780142180471
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256