34 Stand Firm Resisting the Self-Improvement Craze Svend Brinkmann How can we resist today’s obsession with introspection and selfimprovement? e By encouraging us to stand firm and get a foothold in life, this witty and insightful anti-self-help guide offers a sobering and realistic alternative to life-coaching, positive thinking and the need to always say ‘yes!’ • A bold 7-step guide to help us fight back against today’s self-help obsession • A welcome corrective to the glut of happiness and self-improvement books that so often result in ‘positive thinking’ taking the place of actual thinking • Wise, witty and filled with insights that will appeal to anyone struggling to keep up with the accelerating pace and demands of modern life • Written in the image of the very kind of self-help guide it critiques, this ‘anti-self-help’ book is at once ironic, relevant, and engaging Print ISBN: 978-1-5095-1425-0 | CL | €53.90 / 978-1-5095-1426-7 | PR | €17.90 | JAN 2017 | 152PP About the Author Svend Brinkmann is Professor of General Psychology and Qualitative Methods at the University of Aalborg.
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