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"Let’s say that you are broke, overweight, and have no friends. You decide to apply positive thinking. You tell yourself that you are lucky to be you and walk a
by Evgeny 18y ago
"Let’s say that you are broke, overweight, and have no friends. You decide to apply positive thinking. You tell yourself that you are lucky to be you and walk around with a smile on your face."
Ugh, that's positive thinking gone terribly wrong. I guess, he should tell himself that he'll lose 500g bodyweight this week ... and next week ... and stick to it. And apply for X jobs this week, and next week and ...
But, wait, let's be truthful, odds are high of staying overweight and jobless. Why bother then?
- ahoyhere 18y agoBecause a positive attitude -- not lying to yourself -- gives you a reason to try, to create the environment in which good things will happen to you. (Working up the nerve to say hi to a stranger, volunteering at a charity, throwing away the sugar in the house.)