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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 878722"><p>I can appreciate that to a point.</p><p></p><p>The antidote to excessive negativity (or positivity) is analysis. It's the only way to not be buffetted though life by the winds of opinion.</p><p></p><p>One way we are quite different is that I am constitutionally indisposed toward "faith", in a God or otherwise. I don't begrudge anybody their religious faith, whatever gets you through the day, I say, provided it is not used as some kind of religious immunity cloak which is how you can get to things like inquisitions, crusades, genocides, witch burning or, ironically, cross burning, among other possible affronts to humanity.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I don't post for likes. First, I post to clarify my own thoughts. Putting things in writing for public view has a way of forcing focus. After that, I post to be read, not liked. Of course anybody would prefer to be liked as opposed to the alternative, but that's not my motiviation, nor should it be anybody else's unless that's how you make your money on youtube.</p><p></p><p>As an FYI, Oprah-think has as it's foundation the kind of thinking in the book "The Secret" which Oprah enthusiastially endorsed quite a few years back. I'll illustate with an example from my daily life.</p><p></p><p>Let's say I'm about to hit a golf shot. Confidence is paramount which is just the other side of the coin from "optimism". That could be visualizing the shot, "feeling" it and "seeing" it before it happens. It might not turn out that way, but it rarely will if I am not confident. Alternatively, I could get into "the zone" where I'm not thinking about anything at all in the moment. The mere absence of negativty can be quite powerful, a zen-like thing. Either way, this is a matter under my own control.</p><p></p><p>Now let's say I have a bet on somebody else's golf match and it comes down to a final shot. Being optimistic about the success of my guy's shot will have no affect whatsoever on the outcome. It would be absurd to think otherwise since it is entirely out of my control. "The Secret", and Oprah-think in general, would suggest your thoughts on the matter could influence the outcome through some mystical connection with the universe. C'mon. It's bad enough people believe this stuff; it's worse that people exploit that belief for profit. It's easy to belive because it promises sucess while being lazy. You can get things, including money as the story goes, by just deeply believing it will be so. The best I can say about Oprah's Oprah-think is she is self-deluded and not intentionally making a fortune on snake oil, just accidentally so.</p><p></p><p>Instead, I would suggest Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers" as a more reasonable way to understand how success is achieved, and it based on luck a lot more than the successful would like you to believe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 878722"] I can appreciate that to a point. The antidote to excessive negativity (or positivity) is analysis. It's the only way to not be buffetted though life by the winds of opinion. One way we are quite different is that I am constitutionally indisposed toward "faith", in a God or otherwise. I don't begrudge anybody their religious faith, whatever gets you through the day, I say, provided it is not used as some kind of religious immunity cloak which is how you can get to things like inquisitions, crusades, genocides, witch burning or, ironically, cross burning, among other possible affronts to humanity. Personally, I don't post for likes. First, I post to clarify my own thoughts. Putting things in writing for public view has a way of forcing focus. After that, I post to be read, not liked. Of course anybody would prefer to be liked as opposed to the alternative, but that's not my motiviation, nor should it be anybody else's unless that's how you make your money on youtube. As an FYI, Oprah-think has as it's foundation the kind of thinking in the book "The Secret" which Oprah enthusiastially endorsed quite a few years back. I'll illustate with an example from my daily life. Let's say I'm about to hit a golf shot. Confidence is paramount which is just the other side of the coin from "optimism". That could be visualizing the shot, "feeling" it and "seeing" it before it happens. It might not turn out that way, but it rarely will if I am not confident. Alternatively, I could get into "the zone" where I'm not thinking about anything at all in the moment. The mere absence of negativty can be quite powerful, a zen-like thing. Either way, this is a matter under my own control. Now let's say I have a bet on somebody else's golf match and it comes down to a final shot. Being optimistic about the success of my guy's shot will have no affect whatsoever on the outcome. It would be absurd to think otherwise since it is entirely out of my control. "The Secret", and Oprah-think in general, would suggest your thoughts on the matter could influence the outcome through some mystical connection with the universe. C'mon. It's bad enough people believe this stuff; it's worse that people exploit that belief for profit. It's easy to belive because it promises sucess while being lazy. You can get things, including money as the story goes, by just deeply believing it will be so. The best I can say about Oprah's Oprah-think is she is self-deluded and not intentionally making a fortune on snake oil, just accidentally so. Instead, I would suggest Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers" as a more reasonable way to understand how success is achieved, and it based on luck a lot more than the successful would like you to believe. [/QUOTE]
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