Art of Manliness Podcast #108: The Upside of Your Dark Side With Todd Kashdan

Originally published April 2015 You can’t go anywhere these days without running into an article or a book on how to be more positive and upbeat. Pessimism and anger are seen as traits we should do all we can to avoid. But my guest today says that view might be a little too narrow and short-sighted. His name is Dr. Todd Kashdan, and he’s the co-author of the book, The Upside of Your Dark Side. Today on the podcast we talk about the benefits of getting in touch with your so-called “negative” emotions and the potential downsides of too much positivity. This podcast dovetails nicely with our recent series on depression, but it’s about much more than melancholy. Show Highlights The rise of “happiness fascism” How positivity can make us stupid Why our pursuit of comfort and happiness is making us more miserable The benefits of anxiety and depression How to make anger productive Why mindlessness is great What Teddy Roosevelt can teach us about the benefits of narcissism and psychopathy How to be better managers of our different emotions so we can get the benefits of both the positive and negative And much more! Show notes: https://ift.tt/2LiS9tJ Follow us! https://ift.tt/1FOPIX2 http://twitter.com/artofmanliness https://ift.tt/YAd15k https://ift.tt/1DUJeqE