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A review by tusharmarpaka
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman
5.0
I learnt about this book when reading about the author's recent book called Four Thousand Weeks. That's next in my list.
I have always hated the idea of positive thinking, blind optimism, projecting your aspirations into the world and hoping it would come true, and all that jazz. I have always been fascinated by stoicism and felt that it put forward some good points. You don't have to be positive all the time. You just have to start with whatever you have, from wherever you are - Ugly, bruised and all.
This book echoed that sentiment and dove deeper into Buddhism, and many more things. About how wanting the next bigger thing, denying self pleasure or respite of any kind to make 'future' better is the default human condition.
I recommend this book.
I have always hated the idea of positive thinking, blind optimism, projecting your aspirations into the world and hoping it would come true, and all that jazz. I have always been fascinated by stoicism and felt that it put forward some good points. You don't have to be positive all the time. You just have to start with whatever you have, from wherever you are - Ugly, bruised and all.
This book echoed that sentiment and dove deeper into Buddhism, and many more things. About how wanting the next bigger thing, denying self pleasure or respite of any kind to make 'future' better is the default human condition.
I recommend this book.