The Cost of Staying Pleasant

By SANJIB NAYAK

For generations, we have been taught that to be "good" is to be quiet. We learn early on that maintaining peace in a room is often considered more valuable than speaking our truth. The "Cost of Staying Pleasant" is born from this silent, universal struggle. This is not a story of loud rebellion. It is the story of Meera, and by extension, the story of anyone who has ever shrunk themselves to fit comfortably inside the expectations of others. It explores the heavy, invisible toll of constant adjustment-the slow realization that building a life around the comfort of others often means disappearing from your own.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H1BJD2SM
• ISBN13: 9798904790233
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Notion Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"