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Objectives in the negative have a bad effect on the brain according to NLP so "Don't ignore your dreams; don't work too much; say what you think; cultivate fri
by elviejo 15y ago
Objectives in the negative have a bad effect on the brain according to NLP so
"Don't ignore your dreams; don't work too much; say what you think; cultivate friendships; be happy."
Can be better expressed as:
" pursue your dreams, get appropriate rest and relaxation, say what... "
(if you believe in NLP)
- mdda 15y agoI'm not sure whether belief in NLP is a matter of taste : The techniques are basically a distillation of what therapists (notably Erickson) have uncovered during hypnosis. To further amplify your point, the unconscious mind doesn't seem to be any good at parsing logical statements - so things that one 'says to oneself' should be cast straightforwardly. At its most basic, the command "Don't think of a pink unicorn" brings to the surface exactly what you don't want. Drilling yourself to process 'bad stuff' unconsciously is (as you said) counterproductive.