04-06-2013, 02:17 PM
Positive Thinking
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The Expectation towards positive events
write down your probability (0~100)
A) people say you are talented
B) look younger than you really are when you get old
C) have a nice trip
D) 3000 NT dollars for you to spend randomly
E) at least accomplish one life goal
F) maintain good relationship with your family
G) friends who live far away come to visit you
H) your achievement being recognized by people
Root of Positive Thinking
Norman Vincent Peale. “The Power of Positive Thinking”
“Think defeat and you are bound to feel defeated. But practice thinking confident thoughts, make it a dominating habit. … Feelings of confidence actually induce increased strength” (Peale 12).
What is Positive Thinking? I
It trains the human mind to change a perceived reality by repeatedly making positive mental statements
It derives a positive sense of well being and optimism
It is a process of choosing positive emotions from stimuli in the environment and applying them to perceptions and beliefs
It helps create an outlook that translates hardships into a new or better chosen reality.
Formulation of Positive Thinking
Use only positive words in your conversation to evoke mental images of strength, happiness and success.
Visualize your success.
Associate yourself with people who think positively.
The health benefits of positive thinking
Increased life span
Lower rates of depression
Lower levels of distress
Greater resistance to the common cold
Better psychological and physical well-being
Reduced risk of death from cardiovascular (heart and blood vessels) disease
Better coping skills during hardships and times of stress
Increased life span
A recent study in the Netherlands (Giltay, et al, 2004) :most optimistic: 45 % less likely to die during the ensuring decade than those who were the most pessimistic.
New York Times, (“Power of Positive Thinking May Have a Health Benefit”)linking positive emotions with a stronger immune response when people receive a flu vaccine.
How it works
The law of attraction transforms our thoughts into reality.
It does not differentiate between right or wrong, good or bad.
Whatever is the subject of our thoughts, be it desired or undesired, will eventually come true.
Negative Thinking in Walter Reed
Walter Reed Army Medical Center has the highest success rate at saving wounded soldiers in history, 10%.
The leader encourage all the staffs to think negative to find the source of problem and always prepare for the worse.
They successfully decrease the death rate from 25% to 10%.