The upside of your dark side offers one of the most important messages of recent psychological science.
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Instead of telling you how to avoid anger guilt and procrastination it asks how those things add to our life.
The upside of your dark side looks into the darkest depths of the human psyche only to discover that the painful emotions that we often wish we could just make go away anger anxiety guilt are sometimes the key to our success backed by many fascinating scientific studies the upside of your dark side makes it clear that psychological health means wholeness rather than happiness.
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11 great business books new york magazine best psychology books linkedin s 12 books on leadership to read in the upside of your dark side two pioneering researchers in the field of psychology show that while mindfulness kindness and positivity can take us far they cannot take us all the way sometimes they can even hold us back.
And then goes further revealing the benefits of personality traits we tend to downgrade such as grandiosity and selfishness.
They believe that every emotion is useful.
Sometimes they can even hold us back.
Emotions like anger anxiety or doubt might be uncomfortable but it turns out that they are.
The upside of your dark side explores what positive side effects our bad feelings and worst behaviors have because there s something good in everything.
Sometimes they can even hold us back.
Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the hidden elements of a happy fulfilling engaged life.
The upside of your dark side illuminates the essential role played by negative emotions.
Think about the unwanted even negative events in your life when hearts were broken interviews were botched shots were missed.
In the upside of your dark side two pioneering researchers in the field of psychology show that while mindfulness kindness and positivity can take us far they cannot take us all the way.
Emotions such as anger anxiety guilt and sadness might feel uncomfortable but it turns out that they are also incredibly useful.
In the upside of your dark side two pioneering researchers in the field of psychology show that while mindfulness kindness and positivity can take us far they cannot take us all the way.
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That you don t need to avoid discomfort or distress to have a meaningful and joyful life.
This summary is packed to the ceiling with insights.
The authors present a new way to pursue happiness or what is desirable in life.
The authors provide a highly refreshing alternative to the idea that one must pursue happiness at all costs.
I d still rather be happy and focus on a very non salesy approach to life and business instead of being unhappy and super convincing for example but this summary taught me that we don t always need to chase happiness in.