coming January, 5 2027
How would you describe a friend who refuses to spare your feelings and tells you exactly what you need to hear?
They might not always be pleasant to hang around with, but you know you can depend on them for their unvarnished honesty and their deep insights.
In Frank Advice, author Kevin J. Browne introduces a radical alternative to modern, toxic positivity: the stinging realism of 17th-century French moralist François de La Rochefoucauld. The Duke recognized that human beings are hardwired for amour-propre (self-love)—hidden background software that masterfully disguises our true motives from everyone else and, most dangerously, from ourselves.
By seamlessly connecting the Duke’s sharp, historical Maxims with contemporary discoveries in behavioral psychology and self-awareness research, Frank Advice provides a practical roadmap to navigate critical arenas of life—from workplace theater to hidden scores kept in friendships and dating.
They might not always be pleasant to hang around with, but you know you can depend on them for their unvarnished honesty and their deep insights.
In Frank Advice, author Kevin J. Browne introduces a radical alternative to modern, toxic positivity: the stinging realism of 17th-century French moralist François de La Rochefoucauld. The Duke recognized that human beings are hardwired for amour-propre (self-love)—hidden background software that masterfully disguises our true motives from everyone else and, most dangerously, from ourselves.
By seamlessly connecting the Duke’s sharp, historical Maxims with contemporary discoveries in behavioral psychology and self-awareness research, Frank Advice provides a practical roadmap to navigate critical arenas of life—from workplace theater to hidden scores kept in friendships and dating.
