The antidote : happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking
Title:
The antidote : happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking
Author:
Summary:
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 offers up the counterintuitive idea that only by embracing and examining failure and loss and unhappiness will we become free of it.
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.
Physical Description:
236 pages ; 22 cm
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Publisher:
Faber and Faber,
Publication Date:
2012
ISBN:
9780865479418
9780865478015
Publication Information:
New York : Faber and Faber, ©2012.
Call Number:
158 BURKEMA