Barbara Ehrenreich · 2009
A cultural critique arguing that America's compulsory positive thinking blinds society to real risks and fosters collective delusion.
Michael Hobbes recommends it as an effective chronicle of the rise of the motivation industry.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“So this is an excerpt from Barbara Ehrenreich's Bright Sided, How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America, which is a really good chronicle of the rise of the motivation industry.”
Why: Described as a really good chronicle of the rise of the motivation industry.
Michael Hobbes, Host on If Books Could KillWho Moved My Cheese?
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