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The antidote is a series of journeys among people who share a single, surprising way of thinking about life. Youll come away from this book enriched and, yes, even a little happier. Happiness for people who cant stand positive thinking. Youll come away from this book enrichedand, yes, even a little happier. Oliver burkeman, author of the antidote prescribing a negative path to happiness in his new book, oliver burkeman shuns motivational seminars and the power of.
Happiness for people who cant stand positive thinking in his book, he argues against an optimismfocused, goalfixated, positivethinking approach to achieving happiness. Burkemans presentation is good, no prior acquaintance with the ideas is necessary to enjoy the book, or even benefit from some of the insights i would say, it is an antidote to the sorts of positive thinking he finds vexing, and i suspect much of his potential readership too. The antidote is actually my favorite self help book. The first edition of the novel was published in november th 2012, and was written by oliver burkeman.
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Countering a selfhelp tradition in which positive thinking too often takes the place of actual thinking, oliver burkeman returns our attention to several of philosophys deeper traditions and does so with a light hand and a wry sense of humor. Thoughtprovoking, counterintuitive, and ultimately uplifting, the antidote is the intelligent persons guide to understanding the muchmisunderstood idea of happiness. His research yields some surprising, counterintuitive results, with examples of how embracing goalsetting as essential to achievement and profit can blind those involved to a need. Two books on happiness, by oliver burkeman and elaine fox. Im slightly sad that mike and joe disliked it as much as they did. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy.
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