Happy Days
'Bright-Sided - How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America,' by Barbara Ehrenreich - Review
I must confess, I have waited my whole life for someone to write a book like “Bright-Sided.” When I was a young child, my family moved to the United States from Israel, where churlishness is a point of pride. As I walked around wearing what I considered a neutral expression, strangers would often shout, “What’s the matter, honey? Smile!” as if visible cheerfulness were some kind of requirement for citizenship.
Now, in Barbara ...
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