Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America
by
Barbara Ehrenreich
Description: Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America examines the influence of positive thinking on various aspects of American culture, highlighting its effects in religion, medicine, and business while questioning the dismissal of negative outcomes
ISBN: 0312658850
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Please generously apply the hacker mentality to software, arduinos, knitting, cooking and art, if you like. Don't be afraid to fail, nothing bad happens there. Build, test, iterate, enjoy.
There are, however, things in life where the stakes are higher. They require more knowledge than you can quickly gather with a Google search, and, you know, professionalism. Healthcare is one of these topics.
[1] As this seems to be a bit of a cultural blind spot for people in the US, I highly recommend http://www.amazon.com/Bright-Sided-Positive-Thinking-Undermi...