Isbn: 9780062570376 - bad advice: how to survive and thrive in an age of bullshit – a usa today bestseller: truth, not empty positivity (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. On WE TV, Bravo, and her popular Your Daily Dose of Dr. V. YouTube channel, psychologist Dr. Venus Nicolino takes a blowtorch to what she calls the useless neo-folk wisdom of pop psychology, a.k.a. bad advice. Dr. V. explains how ubiquitous sayings, such as follow your bliss and you can't love anyone until you love yourself, seem to offer deep insight but are actually misguided. In Bad Advice, Dr. V. pairs humor, hard science, and heart to offer a psychological course-correction like no other.Simultaneously irreverent and smart, Bad Advice traces an arc from our biology as animals to our shared history as a species to understand how these common misperceptions became cultural truths. Dr. V. explores a true murderer's row of pop-psych BS, including such renowned hits as: You get what you get and you don't get upset;You can't love anyone until you love yourself;Live each day like it was your last; andNobody can make you feel bad without your permission.Combining the brains and insight of a PhD with the heart of an Italian matriarch-and a Philadelphia cab driver's facility with profanity-Dr. V. illuminates the origins of each piece of bad advice, deconstructs what makes it so compelling, and explains why it is misguided, replacing every aspect with grounded and field-tested strategies that truly work. Infused with humor and her trademark glamorous heart-sense, Bad Advice doesn't offer a one-size-fits-all answer to life's problems-it empowers readers to find their own.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 229 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Los Angeles Times #1 BestsellerUSA Today Bestselling BookOver motivational messages Sick AF of inspirational quotes Done with the shiny happy bad advice that gets you nowhere Well, heads up: you're about to get a shitload of Good Advice.In Bad Advice, relationship expert Dr. Venus Nicolinoa.k.a. Dr. Vtakes a blowtorch to the shrink-wrapped, "feel good" BS that passes for self-help these days. When you're heartbroken, what do you hear You can't love anyone until you love yourself. When someone's hurt you Nobody can make you feel bad without your permission. When you're just a little too positive Expectations lead to disappointment. Pop culture noise gives Bad Advice the varnish of truthiness and inspiration. But it's not truth; it's not inspiration. It's bullshit. And at its root, all Bad Advice operates off the same lie: Emotions are optional. In Bad Advice, Dr. V delivers a bracing truth serum, in the form of Good Advicean antidote to the bullshit, from "Just Be Yourself" to "Live Each Day Like It's Your Last," that teaches you to live your life in a way that honors who you are, what you need, and how you feel.Smart and irreverent, Dr. V fuses the brains and insight of a nerdy Ph.D. with the heart of a doting Italian Mother and the artful profanity of a Philly trucker. Dr. V's signature combination of humor, hard science, and heart make Bad Advice an iconoclastic course-correction like no other. A fiercely sharp wake-up call that tackles some of self-help's most damaging truisms, Bad Advice is a never shy guide to tapping into your full potential. …