Coming in October, her critique of positive psychology--practiced by such corporate charismatics as Jack Welch, Tom Peters and Tony Robbins--is entitled Brightsided: How the Relentess Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America."
Ehrenreich, who holds a PhD in cellular immunology, battled cancer and says it annoyed her to hear that the disease was a "gift." She traces the background of our cultural optimism and argues that negativity has a place.
Cranky or common-sensical? I am curious to find out.
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