Renegade Yogi

Casting a critical eye on the mythology of positive thinking

I like to understand the forces that try to influence me from culture. It’s important to deconstruct these messages, especially as we rely more and more on mass media for our information.

I’ve got a guest post over at Beyond Growth that analyzes the story of the first four-minute mile as it is used in positive thinking circles. “Positive thinking” as an ideology has a strong hold on our society at the moment. My essay might help us understand how that happened.