A review by shoelessmama
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman

4.0

This book absolutely delivers on what is promised in the title. It is the anti-hero of self-help. I am the target audience for this book (per the title) and already practice much of what it preaches. That being said, I'd never thought deeply about the why of those practices and this book added appreciated insight. This was chock full of thought provoking information from great thinkers from all across the spectrum. The author shared his own experiences and conclusions very well with an appreciated dose of dry wit. This type of book could have easily meandered all over the place but didn't and I really appreciated the layout. It would be easy to reference specific content with a quick flip through. Highly recommended to those who eschew motivational gimmickry and the cult of optimism.