Rethinking Positive Thinking
summary
Research claim: fantasizing about success reduces effort and long term achievement, while a four step mental routine called WOOP: wish outcome obstacle plan produces measurable behavior change. Evidence includes obese patients who thought more positively losing about 10 pounds less over a year, graduates who later earn less, and a 30 minute WOOP exercise that makes students do 60% more practice. WOOP takes about five minutes, improved diet over two years and gave stroke patients 8 pounds more lost and one extra hour exercise weekly.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Positive thinking basics
- 1:31Limitations of positive thinking
- 4:44Dangers of excessive positivity
- 5:29Positive thinking with reality
- 6:30WOOP method effectiveness
- 8:20WOOP benefits
- 9:23How WOOP works
- 10:30WOOP step-by-step
- 11:16Book overview
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