The Optimistic Manifesto

The Optimistic Manifesto
Author: James Rankin
Publisher: Ebookit.com
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2019-10-21
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781456633882

'The Optimistic Manifesto' is a life changing book that explores Optimism as a legitimate philosophy to live your life by. James Rankin has spent a quarter of a century writing and teaching on the power of this topic. You will learn the many dimensions to this philosophy including the principles, and strategies to get the most out of life. You will discover the health benefits and relationship enhancements from adopting Optimism. This book will inspire and motivate you to experience your unlimited joy that only you can generate for yourself. James has written over ten books that includes two novels.

The Optimist's Manifesto

The Optimist's Manifesto
Author: Elizabeth Shaw
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2018-09-15
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781732536500

Optimism can seem like an elusive, intangible concept that is challenging to apply in our day-to-day lives. The Optimist's Manifesto is a guide book for practical optimism, the ability to see the possibility of the most favorable outcomes, and act in a way that moves toward the most favorable outcome becoming a reality. Divided into categories of Self, Relationships, Work, Community, and World View, this book provides tips and tools to be more optimistic in all aspects of life.

The Future We Choose

The Future We Choose
Author: Christiana Figueres
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2020-02-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 052565836X

A cautionary but optimistic book about the world’s changing climate and the fate of humanity, from Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac—who led negotiations for the United Nations during the historic Paris Agreement of 2015. The authors outline two possible scenarios for our planet. In one, they describe what life on Earth will be like by 2050 if we fail to meet the Paris Agreement’s climate targets. In the other, they lay out what it will be like to live in a regenerative world that has net-zero emissions. They argue for confronting the climate crisis head-on, with determination and optimism. The Future We Choose presents our options and tells us what governments, corporations, and each of us can, and must, do to fend off disaster.

A Manifesto Of Radical Optimism

A Manifesto Of Radical Optimism
Author: Dylan Brody
Publisher:
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2020-04-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781734482720

When the societal paralysis of despair leads humanity into a dark age, optimism itself becomes a radical concept. If we are to survive as a species we must regain our ability to imagine a future. We must re-energize ourselves to be better not just as people but as a species. The book we need at this time. An instruction manual for saving the world. Award-winning playwright, author, humorist and filmmaker Dylan Brody turns his attention to the serious matter of the world as it and the world as it can be. At the end of a dark age, Mr. Brody has posited, comes a renaissance. When he began writing he had forgotten that in between a plague arises. This salient self-help book for a self-sabotaging civilization takes on the status quo and, more interestingly, or commitment to it. Treating this global pandemic not as a terrible tragedy but as an inflection point in history, this book reminds us that when we have the opportunity to change the world for the better we must engage our best and brightest selves to accomplish the task.

Life, Liberty, And Happiness

Life, Liberty, And Happiness
Author: Frank S. Robinson
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2011-07-06
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1615927018

Writing in a highly readable style, independent of religious dogma, Robinson in Life, Liberty, and Happiness comprehensively tackles the big questions with the basic understanding that 'if you keep before you the core idea, live and let live, you will never go far wrong'...Robinson offers a coherent viewpoint on the big questions, a comprehensive optimist manifesto, not packed with bland bromides but thought-provoking ideas.-The Review of MetaphysicsThere's no shortage of gloom-and-doom viewpoints about humanity: our history of violence and war, environmental profligacy, economic and social injustice, etc. Frank S. Robinson has written this optimist manifesto as an antidote to such poisonous pessimism. Here you will find some radical and refreshing assertions: that most people are fundamentally good, that global society is getting better all the time, and that, in the big picture, humankind is not at the end of a brief, tragic existence but, rather, has just embarked on a long, bright future.What started as an extended letter to his daughter, one father's effort to leave an intellectual legacy, grew to comprehensively cover and tie together the big philosophical, political, social, and economic issues. Writing in a highly readable style, Robinson steadfastly emphasizes reason as our best tool for discovering truth and making objective decisions. It is through this consistently rational approach to life that he argues for a positive humanistic vision, based on people being left free to pursue their dreams.Celebrating our human character and achievement as well as American ideals of liberty and opportunity, this compelling work is packed with thought-provoking ideas that engage the mind. Good-humored and entertaining, yet intellectually rigorous, it has a positive, optimistic message: we can live good and happy lives; today's world is the best ever; and tomorrow's will be better still!Frank S. Robinson (Albany, NY) is a retired administrative law judge, an expert numismatist, and author of three previous books including Confessions of a Numismatic Fanatic.

The Optimist's Manifesto

The Optimist's Manifesto
Author: Sandy Butler
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-08-12
Genre:
ISBN:

Unlock the power of positive thinking with our riveting Special Report: "The Optimist's Manifesto: Choosing Positivity and Well-Being". This comprehensive guide is a catalyst that unfolds the secrets to achieving unshakable positivity and a fulfilling life. This report isn't merely a collection of words-it's a stepping stone to a brighter worldview and a toolbox designed to cultivate your inner optimist. You'll embark on an exhilarating journey towards an enduring state of well-being as you flip through its enriching chapters. What makes up this Report? 'Understanding Optimism: The Backbone of Positivity' breaks down the essence and importance of optimism. 'The Science of Happiness: Bridging Emotion and Neurology' connects the dots between how we feel and how our brain reacts. 'Choose your Attitude: The Power of Positive Thinking' advocates for the conscious choice of positive thoughts over negative ones. 'Everyday Optimist: Practical Steps for a Happier Tomorrow' shares tangible next steps to integrate positivity into daily life. This report transforms psychological findings into consumable insights and easy-to-apply strategies. Coupling confidence with warranted optimism, it empowers its readers to break from the bonds of negativity and anxiety, welcoming a lifestyle that thrives on positivity and genuine life satisfaction. Whether you are at the brink of change, looking to enhance your happiness or hoping to spread positive vibes around you, this report is the guide you need. Order your copy today and step on the path towards becoming the very definition of an optimist.

This Could be Our Future

This Could be Our Future
Author: Yancey Strickler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2019
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0525560823

From the cofounder of Kickstarter comes a vision for building a society that looks beyond money and toward maximizing the values that make life worth living. Hopeful but firmly grounded, full of concrete solutions and bursting with creativity, this work brilliantly dissects the world we live in and shows us a road map to the world we are capable of making.

America the Possible

America the Possible
Author: James Gustave Speth
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2012-09-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0300184689

In this third volume of his award-winning American Crisis series, James Gustave Speth makes his boldest and most ambitious contribution yet. He looks unsparingly at the sea of troubles in which the United States now finds itself, charts a course through the discouragement and despair commonly felt today, and envisions what he calls America the Possible, an attractive and plausible future that we can still realize. The book identifies a dozen features of the American political economy--the country's basic operating system--where transformative change is essential. It spells out the specific changes that are needed to move toward a new political economy--one in which the true priority is to sustain people and planet. Supported by a compelling "theory of change" that explains how system change can come to America, the book also presents a vision of political, social, and economic life in a renewed America. Speth envisions a future that will be well worth fighting for. In short, this is a book about the American future and the strong possibility that we yet have it in ourselves to use our freedom and our democracy in powerful ways to create something fine, a reborn America, for our children and grandchildren.

The Case for Rational Optimism

The Case for Rational Optimism
Author: Frank S. Robinson
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2011-12-31
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1412815819

The Case for Rational Optimism tackles a host of challenging subjects in an engaging, accessible, down-to-earth style. It is intellectually serious, ceaselessly intriguing, and devoid of banalities. While other books in this genre tend to be oriented toward self-help, this volume brings evolutionary biology, neuroscience, psychology, sociology, economics, and a keen sense of history to the topic. Robinson begins with three goals: making the case for feeling good about oneself, about humanity in general, and about the global situation. He addresses such seemingly disparate subjects as selfi shness versus altruism, mind and free will, human nature, and issues relating to economics, technology, the environment, and more. Unifying these ideas into a coherent philosophical whole are central concepts: evolution has endowed our species with more good qualities than bad, and why; those qualities, and our use of reason, are the foundations of civilization, and how; and, consistent with our nature, we make a better world by valuing human life therefore enabling others to fl ourish in ways they freely choose. The Case for Rational Optimism argues that the highly challenging conditions confronting early man created a Darwinian selective pressure for cooperation, even altruism, among members of a tribe. Th e author fi nds evidence for this in the way our brains work, and in observable human behavior. He argues against existential despair over the human condition. Even though there probably is no grand celestial design investing life with meaning, he considers this liberating, giving every person the freedom to craft their own meaning. To Robinson, whether sentient beings experience suff ering or joy is the only thing that matters; without emotive highs and lows, the Universe would hardly matter.