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~Friedrich Nietzsche

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Barbara Ehrenreich has a new book out that addresses this issue called Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America She was compelled to write the book because of the deluge of positive psychology she received after finding out she had breast cancer in 2000. She said all that shiny optimism was “like sitting in a warm bubble bath for too long.” You can read the full interview of her here.