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Don’t think too positive

Source: Aeon

In her research, psychology professor Gabriele Oettingen has found that overly-positive thinking actually disincentives people from achieving their goals. She suggests pairing positive thinking with visualizations of obstacles that stand in the way.

This entry was posted in Chasing Success and tagged Health & Medicine, People on June 1, 2020 by Anita Hacker.

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