Martin Seligman

Mentioned in 9 analyzed podcast episodes across 8 shows

Appears On

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk Passion Struck with John R. Miles Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques Modern Wisdom Speaking of Psychology Good Life Project Office Hours with Arthur Brooks Girls Gone Bible

Episode Appearances

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk · Apr 19, 2026

684: Marcus Buckingham - Design Love In, The 5 Feelings Leaders Must Create, The ABCs of Authentic Leadership, and How to Unleash The Most Powerful Force in Business

“Research on learned helplessness cited to explain why vagueness from leaders damages engagement and love.”

Love as a measurable business driver and performance predictorExperience design vs. process optimization in organizationsFive sequential feelings framework for leadership (control, harmony, significance, warmth, growth)

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Passion Struck with John R. Miles · Mar 26, 2026

How Beliefs Shape Behavior, Motivation, and Resilience | Nir Eyal — EP 746

“Researcher who revised learned helplessness theory, concluding helplessness is default state, not learned behavior”

Belief Systems and Behavior ChangeLearned Helplessness and AgencyPlacebo and Nocebo Effects

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Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques · Mar 23, 2026

274. Choose Connection Over Perfection: Why Happiness Starts with Better Communication

“Mentioned as key figure who questioned field's importance post-9/11; helped establish positive psychology”

Gratitude interventions and journaling practicesBest possible self-writing exercise for goal settingExtroversion behavior modification for introverts

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Modern Wisdom · Mar 21, 2026

#1074 - Nir Eyal - A Masterclass in Changing Your Limiting Beliefs

“Conducted learned helplessness studies with dogs; recently revised 50-year-old theory about human agency”

Belief as a tool for behavior change and motivationPlacebo and nocebo effects in medicine and psychologyChronic pain management through pain reprocessing therapy

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Passion Struck with John R. Miles · Feb 10, 2026

The Mattering Instinct: Why We Long to Matter | Rebecca Newberger Goldstein – EP 727

“Positive psychology pioneer; organized workshop on mattering that prompted Goldstein to write 'The Mattering Instinct' book”

The Mattering Instinct and Human ConsciousnessConnectedness vs. Mattering: Philosophical DistinctionEntropy as Moral Framework for Meaning

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Speaking of Psychology · Feb 4, 2026

The invisible work of being a daughter, with Allison Alford, PhD

“Researcher cited for happiness studies distinguishing between eudaimonic and hedonic happiness concepts”

Invisible Labor and Family DynamicsAdult Daughtering and CaregivingWork-Family Balance and Burnout

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Good Life Project · Jan 26, 2026

The Meaning Trap | Why fulfillment and impact fall short

“Founder of positive psychology; PERMA model cited as complementary framework for flourishing (Positive, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Achievement)”

Meaning-Making FrameworksPresent-Moment Awareness and AlivenessFulfillment vs. Self-Actualization

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Office Hours with Arthur Brooks · Nov 24, 2025

5 Steps Toward a More Grateful Life

“University of Pennsylvania psychologist; founder of positive psychology; pioneered gratitude letters research and intervention”

Negativity Bias and Evolutionary PsychologyGratitude List ExercisesGratitude Letters and Written Appreciation

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Girls Gone Bible · Oct 31, 2025

Fix Your Mind w/Drs Les & Leslie Parrot

“Conducted groundbreaking learned helplessness study with dogs; influential modern psychologist”

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and thought pattern restructuringGuilt and grace in spiritual psychologyPeople-pleasing and boundary-setting in relationships

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