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Stand Firm: Resisting the Self-Improvement Craze
Svend Brinkmann
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Description for Stand Firm: Resisting the Self-Improvement Craze
Paperback. The pace of modern life is accelerating. To keep up, we must keep on moving and adapting constantly striving for greater happiness and success. Or so we are told. Translator(s): McTurk, Tam. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; VS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
The pace of modern life is accelerating. To keep up, we must keep on moving and adapting constantly striving for greater happiness and success. Or so we are told. But the demands of life in the fast lane come at a price: stress, fatigue and depression are at an all-time high, while our social interactions have become increasingly self-serving and opportunistic. How can we resist today's obsession with introspection and self-improvement? In this witty and bestselling book, Danish philosopher and psychologist Svend Brinkmann argues that we must not be afraid to reject the self-help mantra and 'stand firm'. The secret ... Read more
The pace of modern life is accelerating. To keep up, we must keep on moving and adapting constantly striving for greater happiness and success. Or so we are told. But the demands of life in the fast lane come at a price: stress, fatigue and depression are at an all-time high, while our social interactions have become increasingly self-serving and opportunistic. How can we resist today's obsession with introspection and self-improvement? In this witty and bestselling book, Danish philosopher and psychologist Svend Brinkmann argues that we must not be afraid to reject the self-help mantra and 'stand firm'. The secret ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781509514267
SKU
V9781509514267
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About Svend Brinkmann
Svend Brinkmann was living the relatively sedate life of a professor of psychology at Aalborg University when Stand Firm was published. The book was an overnight sensation in Denmark and catapulted him into the media limelight as a leading public intellectual and cultural critic. Svend now travels widely to host events and lecture on the big questions of modern ... Read more
Reviews for Stand Firm: Resisting the Self-Improvement Craze
So rather than urging you to think positive , listen to your feelings , trust your inner voice , and other refrains of the self-help industry, Brinkmann advocates their opposite in seven steps, which include Cut out the navel-gazing; Focus on the negative in your life; Suppress your feelings; Dwell on the past; and Sack your coach . I must ... Read more