READINGS
IMPORTANT JEWISH ESSAYS ABOUT STRENGTHS
Personal Growth: The Challenge of Our Generation
Based on an essay by Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe zt"l
An Excerpt from "Created in God's Image"
A talk by Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt"l, the "Alter of Slobodka" (1849-1927)
Translated by Rabbi Nosson Scherman
Notes from the Vaad of Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe zt"l
10 Cheshvan, 5763, October 16, 2002
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY ARTICLES ABOUT STRENGTHS
Positive Psychology: An Introduction
By Martin E. P. Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
VIA Character Strengths - Research and Practice: The First 10 Years
By Ryan M. Niemiec
Positive Education: Positive Psychology and Classroom Interventions
By Martin E. P. Seligman, Randal M. Ernst, Jane Gillham, Karen Reivich, and Mark Linkins
RECOMMENDED BOOKS ABOUT STRENGTHS
Jewish Books
Let Us Make Man by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski
Angels Don’t Leave Footprints by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski
Nurture Their Nature by Rabbi Yosef Lynn and Rabbi Jack Cohen
Positive Psychology Books
Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton
StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath
Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification by Christopher Peterson and Martin E. P. Seligman
Strengths Based Leadership by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie
Authentic Happiness by Martin E. P. Seligman
Flourish by Martin E. P. Seligman
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Teach With Your Strengths by Rosanne Liesveld and Jo Ann Miller
The Strength Switch by Lea Waters
The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz
The Path to Purpose by William Damon
Life's Great Question by Tom Rath
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Learning to Ride Elephants: Teaching Happiness and Well-Being in Schools by Ian Morris
The Optimistic Child by Martin E. P. Seligman
Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
Grit by Angela Duckworth