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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The United States today thrives on “positive thinking,” but early settlers were much more pessimistic.
Chapter 3: Many people now believe in a “prosperity gospel,” convinced that Jesus wants them to be wealthy as well.
Chapter 4: Positive thinking has grown into a lucrative industry, with corporations reaping the greatest rewards.
Chapter 5: Some argue that positive thinking improves your health, but scientific evidence offers little support.
Chapter 6: Positive thinking can quickly slide into delusional and even dangerous, blind optimism.
Description
Smile or Die (2009) explores the impact of positive thinking on mainstream American culture. These blinks show how Americans have convinced themselves that they alone are in control of their happiness, buying into a mass delusion which in the end only does them harm.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone curious about the roots of American optimism
- Professionals who question positive attitudes promoted at the workplace
- People annoyed when told to “be more positive”