SUMMARY - The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman

* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes.


*As you read this summary, you will learn how to be happier without adopting positive thinking, a fashionable utopia in personal development.


*You will also learn : the age-old techniques that will teach you how to face life; how to be more relaxed, but more effective; how to stop being overwhelmed by your thoughts; to stop worrying.


*Positive thinking" is the trendy personal development technique. It encourages you to focus on the positive and to visualize a brighter future. This formula is omnipresent, whether in magazines, seminars or television shows: it is impossible to escape it. Gurus, stars and even researchers surf this wave, which is supposed to be the key to greater happiness. According to Oliver Burkeman, however, this technique is harmful and counterproductive. It deludes you and does not prepare you for adversity. He, on the contrary, urges his readers to use other techniques, some of which have been around since the dawn of time: they have proven their worth, even if they are not as engaging. Here is the antidote to cure yourself of the illusions of personal development!


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