The Situation Is Hopeless, but Not Serious
by Paul Watzlawick · first published 1993
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This reminds me of the great book "The Situation Is Hopeless But Not Serious" [0] by the Austrian-American psychologist Paul Watzlawick. Excellent use of reverse psychology, let's you realize how many of those approaches you tend to use in your daily life. [0] https://www.amazon.com/Situation-Hopeless-Serious-Pursuit-Un...
on “Habits of Highly Miserable People” ↗Recently, "The Situation is Hopeless... But Not Serious" - Paul Watzlawick All of Nietzsche. Antioedipus. Marcuse's One Dimensional Man. Wittgenstein's Notebooks. The works of Vilem Fluser. Basically most major/famous philosophers are a solid bet.
on “Ask HN: Which non-fiction books had the biggest impact on you?” ↗Watzlawick, P. (1993): The Situation is Hopeless, But Not Serious: The Pursuit of Unhappiness This book explained to me how self-fulfilling prophecies work. ps. If you know German, I recommend you read it in the original language.
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