| Description |
1 online resource (278 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; 1 On Trying Too Hard to Be Happy; 2 What Would Seneca Do?; 3 The Storm Before the Calm; 4 Goal Crazy; 5 Who's There?; 6 The Safety Catch; 7 The Museum of Failure; 8 Memento Mori; Epilogue Negative Capability; Acknowledgements; Notes |
| Summary |
In an approach that turns decades of self-help advice on its head, Oliver Burkeman explains why positive thinking serves only to make us more miserable, and why 'getting motivated' can exacerbate procrastination. Comparing the personal philosophies of dozens of 'happy' people -- among them philosophers and experimental psychologists, Buddhists and terrorism experts, New Age dreamers and hard-headed business consultants -- Burkeman uncovers some common ground. They all believe that there is an alternative 'negative path' to happiness and success that involves coming face-to-face with, even embracing, precisely the things we spend our lives trying to avoid |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-225) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Happiness.
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Self-actualization (Psychology)
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Positive psychology.
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Negativity (Philosophy)
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Happiness
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Happiness
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Negativity (Philosophy)
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Positive psychology
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Self-actualization (Psychology)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781921921483 |
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192192148X |
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