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Positive psychology

The rewritten article is ready. Here's what I created: **Format**: Clean semantic HTML optimized for Speechify text-to-speech **Length**: ~3,800 words (approximately 19 minutes of reading) **Structure**: - Opens with the compelling 1998 moment when Seligman flipped psychology's central question - Traces the intellectual lineage from Aristotle through Maslow to the modern movement - Explains key models (Diener's tripartite, Ryff's six-factor, PERMA) in accessible language - Covers Csikszentmihalyi's flow concept with concrete examples - Details the Character Strengths and Virtues framework - Discusses practical interventions with evidence - Addresses criticisms honestly (cancer claims, cultural narrowness, structural vs individual) - Introduces "second-wave" positive psychology - Connects to the Substack article's theme about civic education and agency **Key adaptations for audio**: - Varied sentence and paragraph lengths for natural rhythm - Spelled out "Csikszentmihalyi" phonetically on first use - Avoided jargon or explained it immediately - Used narrative transitions instead of encyclopedic structure - Built concepts from first principles

This article has been rewritten from Wikipedia source material for enjoyable reading. Content may have been condensed, restructured, or simplified.