{"product_id":"against-ambition-the-radical-potential-of-giving-up-9781915672032","title":"Against Ambition: The Radical Potential of Giving Up","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplores the effect that capitalist ambition has on our psyches and societies, and what a world without ambition might look like.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgainst Ambition \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the psychological and societal impact of capitalist ambition and imagines a world liberated from its pressures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritical Exploration of Ambition: Analyses how ambition became the dominant force shaping our lives since the 1980s, pushing us to view success as solely our responsibility--and failure as our fault.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cult of Capitalist Success: Bill Peel critiques how capitalism turned ambition into an endless cycle of \"rise and grind,\" passive income pursuits, and corporate competition, pushing us into self-sacrificing, goal-oriented lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Call to Reimagine Life Beyond Ambition: Argues that relentless ambition undermines collective action and turns individuals into isolated social climbers, hindering efforts to create a more equitable world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadical Freedom in Letting Go: Advocates for a life freed from constant self-improvement, valuing the right to \"waste time\" as a radical act against neoliberal values.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor readers interested in social criticism, capitalism's influence on personal identity, or alternative views on productivity and success, \u003ci\u003eAgainst Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e offers a powerful challenge to the \"cult of ambition.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Repeater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915672032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Bill Peel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45187034808501,"sku":"9781915672032","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ed103c28-f383-4791-935e-99b07b147035.jpg?v=1742271150","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/against-ambition-the-radical-potential-of-giving-up-9781915672032","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}