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You Are What You Think
Do you see the glass as half-full rather than half-empty?Do you keep your eye upon the doughnut,not upon the hole?Suddenly these cliches are scientific questions,as researchers study the power of positive thinking carefully.Optimism can help you to be happier,healthier and more successful.Pessimism leads,by contrast,to hopelessness,sickness and failure,and is linked to depression,loneliness and painful shyness.If people could think more positively,it would be like inoculating them against these mental ills.People’s ability counts,but the belief that one can succeed affects whether or not one will.In part,that’s because optimists and pessimists deal with the same challenges and disappointments in very different ways.Take,for example,your job.It was found that the positive salesman sold more insurance than the negative thinkers did.How did they do it?The secret to an optimist’s success is in his “explanatory style”.When things go wrong,the pessimist tends to blame himself.“I’m not good at this,” he says,“I always fail.” The optimist looks for loopholes.He blames the weather,the phone connection,even the other person.That customer was in a bad mood,he thinks.When things go right,the optimist takes credit wile the pessimist sees success as a fluke.
Most people are a mix of optimism and pessimism,but are inclined in one direction or the other.It is a pattern of thinking learned since very little.It grows out of thousands of cautions or encouragement,negative statements or positive ones.Too many “don’ts” and warnings of danger can make a child feel incompetent,fearful and pessimistic.As they grow,children experience small triumphs.Parents can help turn these successes into a sense of control,and that breeds optimism.Pessimism is a hard habit to break,but it can be done.In a series of landmark studies,floundering students are helped to change the explanations for their failures—from “I must be dumb” to “I didn’t study hard enough”—their academic performance improves.
So,if you are a pessimist,there’s a reason for optimism.You can change.Here’s how:
1.Pay careful attention to your thoughts when bad things happen.Write down the first thing that comes to mind,unedited and uncensored.
2.Do something that’s contrary to any negative reactions.Let’s say something has gone wrong at work.Do you think,I have my job,but I could never get a better one?Act as if that weren’t so.Send out résumés.Go to interview.Look into training and check job lead.
3.Keep track of that happens.Were your first thoughts right or wrong?If your thoughts are holding you back,change them.It’s trial and error,no guarantee,but give yourself a chance.Positive thinking leads to positive action and reaction.What you expect from the world,the evidence suggests,is what you’re likely to get.
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所想决定了你
半杯水的玻璃瓶子,你是怎么认为的呢?是已然满了一半,还是竟然还有一半没有满?
一个圆圈,你注意的是圈子存在的界限呢?还是注意的是圈子里那个空洞?
上面这些迂腐的问题是科学地提问,它们是研究者研究积极思考的态度时所考虑的问题.
乐观可以帮助你快乐,健康以及更加地成功
与之相反,悲观可能导致你失望,生病,以及有挫败感,有时候,
它们经常与压力,孤寂,及痛苦相关联
大家都乐观地考虑问题的话,很可能预防很多的脑力疾病.
一个人的能力是一定的,但是成功经常取决于个人的意愿.
一般地,那是因为乐观者和悲观者面对同样的挑战,但是,他们的表现却不一样.
拿工作举个例子.
事实上,乐观的保险促销员比悲观者做地好.
他们是怎样做到的呢?
秘诀在于,
出错的时候,悲观者经常责怪自己.
他们常说“我不擅长于此.我经常失败”
而乐观者却寻找开托,他可能说“这鬼天气害了我.或者电话连接没有弄好.
或者是那个该死的不听我说”
事情做地顺利的时候,乐观者常奖励自己,而悲观者常认为是运气.
大多数人混合着两种性格
但总有一个倾向.
这种倾向的形成,是经过了若干次的面对问题时的思索形成的.
太多的“不能做”或者警告,危险使孩子感到挫败感,恐惧及悲观.当他们成长后,他们只
经历了一些很小的成功.但是,父母们可以帮助他们改变,使孩子变地更乐观,
使那点成功感放大.
虽然是一件很难的事情.
在一些研究中,成功帮助孩子获得乐观态度的方法是,帮助他们努力从“我一定很笨”的想法变成
“其实,只是我没有更努力,我相信我会做地更好.”
若果你是一个悲观者,你可以考虑下面的因素,以帮助改变你的想法.
1.当坏事发生时,仔细地考虑它.写下随即进入脑子里的想法,不要修改.
2.做些与否定自己相反的事情.如,当你在工作中出错的时候,你可以这样想.
我有工作,为什么不换一个更好的?发些简历,面试,然后培训.
3.记录下来所发生的.第一个想法是否正确,若果它导致你后退,那么改掉它.
为什么不去试一下,这么好的机会.
积极的想法可以使你采取积极的行动.
无数的证据证明,你的想法导致了你的所得.