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I remember reading somewhere that talking about a project you're going to start makes you less likely to work on it, because talking about it is satisfying. If

• mikecane 16y ago
  OK, I'll get hell for this, but still, it fits. I probably have a less "airy" quote somewhere, but this is what I found right now. All the next text is quote: I cannot emphasize too strongly that you should tell no one just what the words on the cards mean nor give anyone an inkling of what you desire. To do so may end disastrously for you. When you get a better understanding of this science, you can understand how thought vibrations -- conscious or unconscious, because of envy or some other cause -- can be set up to counteract your own, To illustrate this, I am reminded of a doctor friend who applied for a commission in the Navy during the early days of World War II. He closed his office, told everyone that he was joining the Navy, and found himself the recipient of many parties and gifts. "It taught me a lesson never to tell anyone of my plans or desires," he laughingly told me later. "It was two years before I received notice of assignment, and meanwhile I had to go back into private practice, It certainly was embarrassing to get all those various farewell gifts, only to cool my heels at home for two years." The truth is that when you talk about what you're going to do, you scatter your forces. You lose your close connection with the subconscious, and unless you do as directed here, you will frequently have to start all over again in your program of achievement. "Go and tell no man," still holds true. -- The Magic of Believing - Claude M. Bristol; pg. 87