Bright-sided

About “Bright-sided”

Bright-sided examines the rise of positive thinking in American culture, tracing its origins from a marginal nineteenth-century healing technique to its current status as a dominant cultural attitude. The book explores how the insistence on optimism, promoted by evangelical churches, the medical profession, academia, and the business community, has led to personal self-blame and national-level consequences, including the economic crisis, due to the rejection of negative outcomes.