The antidote : happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking /

Exploring the dark side of the theories put forth by such icons as Norman Vincent Peale and Eckhart Tolle by looking to both ancient philosophy and current business theory, Burkeman--a feature writer for British newspaper The Guardian--offers up the counterintuitive idea that only by embracing and e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burkeman, Oliver
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Faber and Faber, [2012]
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Table of Contents:
  • On trying too hard to be happy
  • What would Seneca do? : the Stoic art of confronting the worst-case scenario
  • The storm before the calm : a Buddhist guide to not thinking positively
  • Goal crazy : when trying to control the future doesn't work
  • Who's there : how to get over your self
  • The safety catch : the hidden benefits of insecurity
  • The Museum of Failure : the case for embracing your errors
  • Memento mori : death as a way of life
  • Negative capability.