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Here are a couple more examples:
Jay Doubleyou: mindfulness: "too many people are avoiding using their brains"
Jay Doubleyou: fish philosophy and the motivational mafia
A particularly influential idea is that of 'positive thinking':
Positive thinking: Reduce stress by eliminating negative self-talk - Mayo Clinic
The Power of Positive Thinking and Attitude
The Power of Positive Thinking | The Certain Ones Magazine
But is this really that helpful?
The Power and Peril of Positive Thinking, Part 1
Here's an animated talk on the subject:
Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking.
RSA Animate - Smile or Die - RSA
RSA Animate - Smile or Die - YouTube
The most famous book on positive thinking came out in the 1930s:
How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People is one of the first best-selling self-help books ever published. Written by Dale Carnegie and first published in 1936, it has sold 15 million copies world-wide.[1]
Leon Shimkin of the publishing firm Simon & Schuster took one of the 14-week courses given by Carnegie in 1934. Shimkin persuaded Carnegie to let a stenographer take notes from the course to be revised for publication.
In 1981, a new revised edition containing updated language and anecdotes was released.[2] The revised edition reduced the number of sections from 6 to 4, eliminating sections on effective business letters and improving marital satisfaction
How to Win Friends and Influence People - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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