Interesting little review in the Sunday Times 'Style' Magazine, (22/4/2012) of psychologist, Maureen Gaffney's book, 'Flourishing'. Apparently we need a dose of realism, not all negative thoughts are bad and to pretend that we don't have them can lead to unhelpful strategies like denial. So we need to recognise that we have some negative thoughts but also outweigh them with positive ones too. Apparently the optimum ratio of positive to negative thoughts is 5:1. 3:1 is OK for survival, but 5:1 will mean you flourish and have a sense of well-being. Not read the book yet, so if anyone has done so already, please post up your comments. The book is 'Flourishing' by Maureen Gaffney, Penguin £15.
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