Archive for November, 2014

A recent article in the NY Times  addressed the issue of how positive thinking can hinder goal  attainment.  In study after study the author told how those people who focused on “happy thoughts”, eliminated “negative self-talk”,  and  fantasized about their wishes coming true, received negative results.   These populations included graduate students looking for a job and those who wanted to lose weight.

But neither did dwelling on the obstacles to goal attainment produce positive results.  What they did find was that ...