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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Epigraph
Author’s Note
Prelude
Contents
Introduction: The Power of Bittersweet
Part I: Sorrow and Longing: How can we transform pain into creativity, transcendence, and love?
Chapter 1: What is sadness good for?
Chapter 2: Why do we long for “perfect” and unconditional love? (And what does this have to do with our love of sad songs, rainy days, and even the divine?)
Chapter 3: Is creativity associated with sorrow, longing—and transcendence?
Chapter 4: How should we cope with lost love?
Part II: Winners and Losers: How can we live and work authentically in a “tyranny of positivity”?
Chapter 5: How did a nation founded on so much heartache turn into a culture of normative smiles?
Chapter 6: How can we transcend enforced positivity in the workplace, and beyond?
Part III: Mortality, Impermanence, and Grief: How should we live, knowing that we and everyone we love will die?
Chapter 7: Should we try to live forever?
Chapter 8: Should we try to “get over” grief and impermanence?
Chapter 9: Do we inherit the pain of our parents and ancestors? And, if so, can we transform it generations later?
Coda: How to Go Home
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
Other Titles
About the Author
A Reader’s Guide
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