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fta: During the course of four experiments, Kappes and Oettingen demonstrated that conjuring positive fantasies of success drains the energy out of ambition. C
by jpdoctor 15y ago
fta: During the course of four experiments, Kappes and Oettingen demonstrated that conjuring positive fantasies of success drains the energy out of ambition.
Completely overstated. What they actually demonstrated is that on their set of selected people, conjuring positive fantasies of success drains the energy out of ambition.
There are many types of people, and many different modes of ambition and motivation. I wouldn't think this is rocket science, but perhaps it's an opportunity for me to apply for big funding.
- stfu 15y agoJust tried logging into SciVerse but unfortunately my University has no subscription to that specific journal. Can anybody let us know a bit more about the framework, e.g. sample size, test conditions, test participants?
- mattmanser 15y agoOk, so how many studies is enough for you? These are repeatable experiments, if you don't believe the results, recreate them.
- nimblegorilla 15y agoThis article has the opposite conclusion: http://www.stltoday.com/classifieds/jobs/visualize-interview-success/article_e28255a8-1de8-11e0-849d-0017a4a78c22.html http://www.stltoday.com/classifieds/jobs/visualize-interview... I realize Tiger Woods and Michael Phelps using positive visualization is just an anecdote, but it seems to work for them. The first article's example of visualizing a glass of cold waters seems pretty useless to me. Unless you are severely depressed I think most people could muster the energy to get a cold glass of water. I'd rather see a study of people using visualization to train for a marathon or some other task that takes a little effort.
- codex 15y agoThere's a difference between visualizing the process and visualizing the fruits of success. Personally I have the same experience as the article reports; visualizing success saps the motivation. Instead I live vicariously through my imagination.