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Is the positive thinking industry built on wishful thinking?

Posted on 9 December, 20159 December, 2015 by preorg
Think positive
Think positive

Few people these days would believe in a medicine that could cure all diseases, yet many people, it seems, believe in the mental cure-all of positive thinking. Thinking positively will make you happy, healthy, successful, a good parent, a good daughter, a good citizen, a good employee, a good business person; all the rewards of life will be yours… [More]

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  1. preorg says:
    9 December, 2015 at 6:50 pm

    A reader of this article posted a response elsewhere: http://fiveyearstofinancialfreedom.com/describe-yourself-as-a-positive-thinker-you-may-just-be-an-idiot/

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