The 6 Virtues of Positive Psychology
Often I come across in close succession two (or more) bits of knowledge that are connected in my mind. This afternoon, I came across the video below of Ryan Holiday critiquing Ivanka Trump’s public discussion of Marcus Aurelius. I love Ryan’s work and agree with his take in the video 100%. Of course, Ryan’s recent books constitute a four part series on the Stoic Cardinal Virtues, all of which I loved.
Later tonight while reading I came across, for the first time, the ‘6 Virtues of Positive Psychology.’ Reading about them, I noticed that there is quite a bit of overlap between the Cardinal Virtues and the 6, which were developed by psychologists Martin Seligman (the founder of positive psychology) and Christopher Peterson.
Needless to say, I’m glad I came across this more detailed list of charater traits and virtues. I wish more people, and especially more people in power, exemplified them.
