Positive thinking: A problem or a solution

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Barbara Soares
Mar 14, 2017

Does doggedly maintaining an optimistic outlook towards life would, actually, make our lives less ‘troublesome’?

People, songs, religions, beliefs, speeches and so far, shout ‘outloud’ their anthems on positive thinking.

I have absolutely nothing against it, as naturally it helps delete ‘negative talk’ in a daily basis.

The issue about imagining way too damn positively is that, statistically saying, the fewer people reach their imagined results, the more they provoke negative talk in the outskirts of their relationships. I´m all included on that.

Fantasizing do provoked terrible results in all areas I connected with.

Taking actions didn´t.

According to some news from the New York Times on Gray Matter researches, he found out that ‘dreaming about the future calms you down, measurably reducing systolic blood pressure, but it also can drain you of the energy you need to take action in pursuit of your goals’.

The thing is, let´s try not to perceive something that didn´t take place yet in order to entertain our energies towards the real actions we´re supposed to take in life.

I forward herein the thought to conclude this text: ‘Positive thinking is pleasurable, but that doesn’t mean it’s good for us.

Like so much in life, attaining goals requires a balanced and moderate approach, neither dwelling on the downsides nor a forced jumping for joy’.

The best is yet to come.

Sources: Gabriele Oettingen, a professor of psychology at New York University and the University of Hamburg, is the author of “Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation.”, NY Times Source.