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The Intelligent Optimist's Guide to Life
Year
2014
Language
ENGLISH
Publication Information
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Summary
The world isn't coming to an end, contrary to what some may have heard. But the media's near-exclusive focus on conflict and disaster means that the progress and everyday acts of brilliance taking place across the globe go unnoticed. Jurriaan Kamp shows that optimism (intelligent optimism, not a rose-colored-glasses brand of wishful thinking) is good for not only the mind but the body too. He details a whole host of health problems that can actually be linked to pessimism. Moreover, there is good reason for optimism: Kamp proves that on the whole we're living longer, becoming smarter, working less, and growing richer. Not only that, democracy is on the rise, and violence is declining. This book will help readers tune out the media's focus on sensationalism and negativity and turn on their natural optimism so they will drop into a 'real world' that's richer than they ever imagined.