Smile or Die: The Perils of Positive Psychology

Smile or Die: The Perils of Positive Psychology Open Culture



Positive psychology is a discipline tailor made for American culture. Our cultural DNA inclines us towards optimism and positive thinking. These days we’ll even send positive vibes your way, and what can be wrong with that?

If you ask Barbara Ehrenreich, the author of the bestselling book Nickel and Dimed, she’ll tell you what’s the problem in 10 animated minutes.

My cup runneth over!

Le vin de Bourdeau at its best!

In these strident economic times, chaos and budget cuts abound. You realy need to check, align and re-check your outlook and perspective.

A pessimist sees the glass as half empty; the optimist sees it as half full.

From a management perspective, these are both wrong. The true realist's perspective and arguably the right way to look at it;

You have failed to recognise that, when there is excess space above the contents of the glass, the solution has not met the client's requirements, and their expectations need to be reduced and managed accordingly!