7 Habits of the Most Hopeful People | Dr. Dan Tomasulo | TEDxMountainAve

NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for medical advice. This talk only represents the speaker's personal views and interpretation of depression and emotions, which some viewers may find alienating. We've flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/t... If you’ve ever felt helpless, you know what it’s like not to feel in control of your life. People with high hope live longer, happier, and healthier lives and don’t wait for inspiration. They make hope happen. High hope people practice 7 thinking habits that make all the difference—and you can learn what they know. Hope is teachable, and Dr. Dan Tomasulo knows this from the inside out. He wrote the bestselling, Learned Hopefulness, The Power of Positivity to Overcome Depression after his own depression led him to use the new science of hope not just to bounce back—but to bounce forward. Dr. Tomasulo is the Academic Director and core faculty at the Spirituality Mind Body Institute (SMBI), Teachers College, Columbia University, and is on the teaching staff at the University of Pennsylvania, where he works with Martin Seligman. He holds a Ph.D. in psychology, an MFA in writing, and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Review Editor for Frontiers in Psychology, special section on Positive Psychology, and has been honored by Teachers College, Columbia University, with their 2021 Teaching Award. His most recent book, “Learned Hopefulness, The Power of Positivity To Overcome Depression”, is hailed as: “…the perfect recipe for fulfillment, joy, peace, and expansion of awareness” by Deepak Chopra, MD. Sharecare honors Dr. Tomasulo as a top-ten online influencer on the issue of depression. His new book, “The Positivity Effect”, will be released in June 2023. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx