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The Antidote

Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking

Oliver Burkeman

Discover an original and thought-provoking approach to self-help in "The Antidote." Author Oliver Burkeman explores success through failure and calm through embracing anxiety, challenging the idea that happiness is solely achieved through wealth, romance, or work. Burkeman shares insights from a diverse group of individuals, including Buddhists, psychologists, and Greek philosophers, who argue that our constant pursuit of happiness is what's making us miserable. Embrace uncertainty, failure, and insecurity for a truly fulfilling life with this uplifting guide to happiness.
Publish Date
2012-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
2012-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.03
ISBN
9780865478015
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
Fabulous book. Totally fun. It’s happiness for people who can’t stand positive thinking.      source
2014-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
Surprisingly deep and philosophical. The first book I've read in years that makes me want to read it twice. The title and cover make it seem like light pop, but it's a wonderfully-cynical British journalist diving into Stoicism, meditation, death, etc.      source
2021-02-16T17:50:54.000Z
@luvo_makasi Yeah, awesome book.      source