More Positive Thinking ([New ed.])

A companion volume to "Positive Thinking". It aims to show readers how their outlook on life can be transformed by learning how to stay optimistic, despite life's inevitable ups and downs.Part I: are we free agents or determined?; individual and society; development as an ongoing process; optimism versus pessimism; some fairy tales and their sequels.

Part II: the myth of "the right time"; the myth of "security"; the myth of "modesty"; the myth of "dependency"; probems ar present; the Peter Pan syndrome.

Part III: aims of personal development; strategies of optimism; strategies as tools; if all else fails.