Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Second Wave Positive Psychology
Itai Ivtzan · 2016
76/100
👍 Worth It
A genuinely important corrective to the too-sunny first wave of positive psychology — this book argues seriously and accessibly that struggle, grief, and mortality belong in any honest account of human flourishing, and it backs that up with practical exercises and real philosophical depth. It's primarily a textbook, so casual readers will find the academic register demanding, but for students, clinicians, or intellectually curious adults it's worth the effort.
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safety88
substance80
craft68
originality78
accuracy80
hype80
age-fit78
human-eye75
Penny’s verdict76
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