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Old 02-28-2015, 07:31 PM
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Default Re: Long form recommendations.

Not as long as many in this thread, but doesn't really fit anywhere else. It's a nice essay on the dangers of enforced optimism. The Happiness Conspiracy: Against Optimism and The Cult of Positive Thinking
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