The Problem with Toxic Positivity

Head to https://squarespace.com/unsolicitedad... to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UNSOLICITEDADVICE 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. Support me on Patreon here (you lovely person): https://patreon.com/UnsolicitedAdvice... Subscribe to my Substack here for more of my writings (and my scripts): https://josephfolley.substack.com/ 00:00 Dangers of Positivity 01:18 Don'tcha know that you're toxic positivity 11:13 Delusions of Power 20:45 A Charmed Life 30:55 The Consolation of Pessimism