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The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman (CD-Audio, 2013)

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For a civilization so fixated on achieving happiness, we seem remarkably incompetent at the task. Self-help books don t seem to work. Few of the many advantages of modern life seem capable of lifting our collective mood. Wealth even if you can get it doesn t lead to happiness. Romance, family life and work often seem to bring stress as much as joy. We can t even agree on what happiness means. So are we engaged in a futile pursuit? Or are we just going about it the wrong way? In this fascinating audiobook, Oliver Burkeman introduces us to an unusual collection of people experimental psychologists and Buddhists, terrorism experts, spiritual teachers, philosophers and business consultants who share a single, surprising way of thinking about life. They argue that in our personal lives, and society at large, it s precisely our constant effort to be happy that is making us miserable. That positive thinking isn t the solution, but part of the problem. And that there is an alternative, negative path to happiness and success that involves embracing failure, pessimism, insecurity and uncertainty those things we spend our lives trying to avoid. Thought-provoking, counter-intuitive, and ultimately uplifting, The Antidote is a celebration of the power of negative thinking.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Brilliance Corporation
ISBN-10
1480527300
ISBN-13
9781480527300
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189492539

Product Key Features

Author
Oliver Burkeman
Format
CD, CD Standard Audio Format
Language
English
Genre
Popular Psychology

Dimensions

Weight
177g
Height
166mm
Width
135mm

Additional Product Features

Spine
17mm
Running Time
379
Read by
Oliver Burkeman
Contained Items Statement
6 Audio Cds
Date of Publication
28/05/2013
Subject
Popular Psychology
Imprint
Brilliance Corporation
Country of Publication
United States

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