The Quick Fix by Jesse Singal examines the impact pseudo-science
masquerading as self-help has on society. It describes why
fad-psychology gains popularity and how it sometimes destroys rather
than help people.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE BOOK
The Quick Fix
uses historical examples to illuminate what happens when false ideas
take hold in a society. From the ascendance "superpredator" meme in the
1980s (which falsely criminalises Black American youth) to the
popularisation of the notion that our poses influence our behaviour, the
author highlights the harm that half-baked behavioural science causes.
WHO IS IT FOR
Lovers of the self-help genre might find this helpful as it illustrates some of the dark sides of this category.
Many thanks to Farrar, Straus and Giroux for review copy.
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