Stop being positive at all costs and become better and happier people!
For decades, we've all been told that positive thinking and attitude are the keys to a happy and fulfilling life. "To hell with positivity, " says Mark Manson. "Let's be honest, if something sucks, let's admit it and learn to live with it. "
Manson argues, backed by serious scientific research (spiced with many apt jokes), that our eventual "better life" does not depend on our ability to turn the sour taste of a lemon into a sweet cake, but that it is much more pragmatic to learn to live with the sour taste in our stomachs.
Human beings are fallible and have their limits. Not everyone can be exceptional, there are winners and losers and it's not always their fault. Manson advises how to recognize your limits and come to terms with them.
The most important thing is to know which things are really important to us - and the rest we can safely let go of.
