The Problem with Toxic Positivity
February 19, 2025
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There are few ideas as intuitive as "positive thinking will make you happy". It is a mantra plastered across social media, sometimes for good reason. But today I would like to push back on this truism, and suggest that positive thinking is not always a good thing. In fact, sometimes it can make your life much, much worse.
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