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The Sunny Nihilist

The Sunny Nihilist

How a meaningless life can make you truly happy

by Wendy Syfret
Paperback
Publication Date: 03/08/2021

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How believing in nothing is the key to a happy life - welcome to Sunny Nihilism.

Nihilism is making a comeback, and for younger generations the idea that existence is meaningless is cause for celebration, not despair.

Written directly for burnt-out Millennials disillusioned with the search for meaning through career success, a beautiful life and a beautiful Instagram account, The Sunny Nihilist explains why achievement has not made us happy. Looking anew at a philosophy usually associated with grumpy pessimists, writer Wendy Syfret examines how meaning pervades our modern experience of work, love, religion and wider society, and asks whether a touch of upbeat nihilism could actually lighten our loads.

Making the case for rejecting the cult of purpose and accepting our un-importance in the universe as a positive reality, The Sunny Nihilist urges us to be cheerful in the face of it - because if nothing matters, we might as well be happy and good to each other.

In an era defined by stress and selfishness, self-care, and obsessive individuality, emptiness can offer absolution.

ISBN:
9781788169714
9781788169714
Category:
Self-help & personal development
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
03-08-2021
Publisher:
Profile Books Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
192
Dimensions (mm):
216x135mm
Weight:
0.2kg
Wendy Syfret

Wendy Syfret is an award-winning Melbourne based writer and editor. She formerly served as the Managing editor of VICE Asia. Before taking on that role she was the Head of Editorial for VICE Australia, and Australian editor of pioneering fashion publication i-D. She is a contributor the Guardian, the ABC, Crikey, The Saturday Paper, and frankie.

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