the power of positive thinking

Confidence, Solved

SOLVED with Mark Manson, 1 July 2026.

The hosts discuss this 1952 Peale bestseller at length—noting its 186 consecutive weeks on the NYT list, 5 million copies sold, and 40 languages—before arguing its core premise (feel confident first, then perform) is 'the Peel fallacy' and '100% wrong.' They trace the entire modern confidence industry's flawed foundations back to this book.

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