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The positive thinking movement that permeates our culture has consequences, and has cultivated this thought that we can’t ever be negative. On today’s show we talk about the very real dark side to constant positivity.
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Key Insights
- Key Insight #1 - Maslow and the Positive Psychology
- Key Insight #2 - The Downfalls of Positivity
- Key Insight #3 - The “Happy-ish” Middle
Timestamps
- [00:33] - Introduction
- [04:00] - The Positive Psychology
- [08:00] - There's no just one way to solve things.
- [11:53] - Not feeling happy is totally okay, keep away the guilt
- [16:30] - What's living a Trauma
- [17:30] - Downfalls of Positivity
- [21:12] - The "Happy-ish" Middle
- [25:22] - Nobody has it together / Thinking the worst scenario
- [29:46] - You need to find what works for you
- [33:20] - Are you in the victom mode? Or are you in the victor mode?
- [37:00] - The emotional Rollercoaster
- [39:09] - Actions to Take!
- [41:18] - The relevance of the Book
Resources Mentioned
- Resource #1 - The Tyranny of Positive Thinking
- Resource #2 - The Defensive Pessimist Quiz
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Actions to Take
- Tom's Action - Do something to to get connected to your thoughts and how you're feeling
- Ariana's Key Action - I challenge you to go out and find someone that you can share your feelings and emotions with and help get some help processing through those things
