Exploring the idea that constantly pursuing happiness can have negative consequences, including amplifying feelings of failure and reducing overall happiness. Instead, the chapter suggests pursuing happiness indirectly through meaningful activities and connections.
We're urged to stay positive and keep up a cheerful disposition ... but sometimes things are just awful, aren’t they?
On All in the Mind this week we look at why we engage in toxic positivity, why it's so damaging when we do and whether something called 'tragic optimism' could be the antidote.
This episode was first broadcast in February 2022.