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A review by hannahcpk
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman
5.0
Highly recommended, fantastic book. Will be going into my favourites folder which also acts as a re-read folder.
If you are a person who is looking for something more solid than 'positive thinking for manifesting good vibes only', and/or believes that there is a way to live life which does not expect you to be on the calm/happy switch all the time yet is still meaningful, this book is for you.
Oliver Burkeman's writing flows well and brings you along page-by-page without ever being boring. It explains Stoicism much better than most contemporary books written in the past 3 years about Stoic living, and also brings in philosophies of Buddhism without being cringey (think white person goes on silent meditation Buddhist retreat, comes back and writes about how life changing it was etc).
My favourite chapter is the one on looking at Death through the lens of a constant acceptance of the mysteries of life because I resonated with the feeling of middle-of-the-night-death-panic. This chapter helped me to understand myself better and how I could change my perception towards living and death.
5/5 stars.
If you are a person who is looking for something more solid than 'positive thinking for manifesting good vibes only', and/or believes that there is a way to live life which does not expect you to be on the calm/happy switch all the time yet is still meaningful, this book is for you.
Oliver Burkeman's writing flows well and brings you along page-by-page without ever being boring. It explains Stoicism much better than most contemporary books written in the past 3 years about Stoic living, and also brings in philosophies of Buddhism without being cringey (think white person goes on silent meditation Buddhist retreat, comes back and writes about how life changing it was etc).
My favourite chapter is the one on looking at Death through the lens of a constant acceptance of the mysteries of life because I resonated with the feeling of middle-of-the-night-death-panic. This chapter helped me to understand myself better and how I could change my perception towards living and death.
5/5 stars.