That optimistic child book is related to modern Positive Psychology, according to amazon. That new member has a link to their blog I been reading for a couple of days And the link on this page of the blog:
http://giftedforlife.com/1389/how-well-do-you-know-your-signature-strengths/
Takes you to some kind of Positive Psychology page. They said it's the next step for this generation. Clinical psychology made it possible for there to be less unhappiness in the world. Modern Positive Psychology is going to make it possible by the same measure for there to be more happiness in the world. There's a forum registration on that page, but I haven't got that far yet. I'm slow. But, hoo-ray! That's closer to the star trek the next generation fantasy world I wish for in my lifetime.

ETA: tried to get on that genuine happiness Positive Psychology forum and I ran into a dead end.

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Youth lives by personality, age lives by calculation. -- Aristotle on a calendar