The Intelligent Optimists Guide to L..., Jurriaan Kamp
The Intelligent Optimists Guide to L..., Jurriaan Kamp
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The Intelligent Optimist's Guide to Life
How to Find Health and Success in a World That's a Better Place Than You Think

Author: Jurriaan Kamp

Narrator: Erik Synnestvedt

Unabridged: 2 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 11/01/2014

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The world isn’t coming to an end, contrary to what you may have heard. But the media’s near-exclusive focus on conflict and disaster means that the progress and everyday acts of brilliance taking place across the globe go unnoticed.

Jurriaan Kamp shows that optimism—intelligent optimism, not a rose-colored-glasses brand of wishful thinking—is good for not only your mind but your body too. He details a whole host of health problems that can actually be linked to pessimism. Moreover, there is good reason for optimism: Kamp proves that on the whole we’re living longer, becoming smarter, working less, and growing richer. Not only that, democracy is on the rise, and violence is declining. This book will help you tune out the media’s focus on sensationalism and negativity and turn on your natural optimism so you’ll drop into a “real world” that’s richer than you ever imagined.

Reviews

Goodreads review by J.R.

I don't usually fancy over self help books, but I truly enjoyed reading this one. It's a perspective I truly believe in, and I believe more people would benefit from sharing it.......more

Goodreads review by Karen

I may not be the ideal audience for this slim and thoughtful book because I am already a pretty optimistic person. However, I appreciated his summary of the benefits of optimism and the description of eight ways in which the world is better than we generally think. (For example, he points out that t......more

Goodreads review by K

This is a cute, short read that offers great reminders that life is better when you maintain an optimistic outlook. To paraphrase a quote: “God won’t be sad you didn’t live as Buddha. They’ll be sad you didn’t love as you.” This book is maybe a little dated from 2014, and I wonder how some of the stat......more

Goodreads review by Tuula

83 pages when excluding references and final notes. Interesting to see for once a book listing the problems of the world solvable - quite much trust was put to technology development. Good references to studies of related areas given, where to read more.......more