Book positive addiction william glasser

Positive addiction glasser books william glasser inc. Breezed through william glassers positive addiction. The term positive addiction was advanced by william glasser in a book with the same name. Positive addiction is a companion to glassers reality therapy. Excerpts the positive addict enjoys his addiction but it does not dominate his life. The goal is to develop strength to make good choices over weak ones, to reset your behavior every day for positive actions and outcomes. The author of reality therapy and take effective control of your life. His focus is primarily the activities of running and meditating, though he offers many other. We choose most of our own miseries in life, and many people, weak and strong, can help themselves become stronger. His focus is primarily the activities of running and. William glasser 1965 believes there are other addictive activities that give us strength.

Not glassers best book but even at that, the ideas he shares are good and the positive addiction idea does trickle into other parts of life, so that someone who is positively addicted to running or swimming or cycling, tends to feel better and can take that good feeling to other things they do. You also have the difference between a weak and a strong person. The author of reality therapy and take effective control of your life shows readers how to gain strength and selfesteem through positive. In his brilliant, direct style, psychiatrist and author william glasser outlines the process we can follow to create positive addictions in our lives.

A discussion of william glassers book positive addiction. The thesis of this book is that many people, weak and strong, can help themselves to be stronger, and. Glasser s practical and inspiring guide to developing positive addictions that can help you gain strength and lead a more integrated and rewarding life. William glasser goes a bit further in his book positive addiction, and states that its something we do for an hour a day at least six days a week which takes about six months to form into. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Positive addiction, book by william glasser paperback. In this thoughtprovoking book, glasser tells much about the psychology of strength and weakness, the steps to positive addiction and its manifestations, and the benefits of positive addiction. The author of reality therapy and take effective control of your. If youre looking for a potential pa, the steps as pulled from the book are. Both books discuss a range of behaviors from good to bad and back again. Positive addiction by william glasser justin owings. The author of reality therapy and take effective control of your life shows readers how to gain strength and selfesteem through positive behavior. At around 150 pages the 1976 edition, it is a quick and thoughtprovoking overview of glassers conclusion that there are activities that enable a person to achieve a transcendent, trancelike, meditative state where the mind can spin free. Positive addiction harper colophon books glasser m.