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

5.0

I thought this book would be a big moan-fest but I really loved the whole thing! The negative mindset he talks about is more about being a realist and savoring the good while knowing it could be gone any minute (the two practices that stood out to me were non-attachment from the Buddhist tradition and Stoicism). Obviously, he goes into much more detail and there's a lot more to it, but I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to change their own mindset to be happier but just can't get into the ultra-positive messaging a lot of other 'self-help' books share.