The Not-So-Silver Lining: When Positive Thinking Backfires
Hundreds of people have explicitly or tacitly criticized me for not “thinking positively.”
Be pro-social
Hundreds of people have explicitly or tacitly criticized me for not “thinking positively.”
Inventorying medicines, begging in the street, and begging online: five hours I could have used to improve my life instead of just survive.
I have two days to prove to six professors that they should hire me to edit their papers.
Sexual predators exploit vulnerable people.
Prosecutors regularly abuse their power, and that should change.
Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain killed themselves. Everyone says, “Ask for help. You are not alone!” I need help, I am alone, and I feel suicidal: you say I am lying.