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Rethinking positive thinking : inside the new science of motivation / Gabriele Oettingen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oettingen, Gabriele, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Optimism.
- Motivation (Psychology).
- Happiness.
- Motivation.
- Reward.
- Medical Subjects:
- Happiness.
- Motivation.
- Reward.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 219 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Current, 2015.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- We're inundated with advice to "think positively"-but Gabriele Oettingen's research in the science of human motivation reveals why that conventional wisdom falls short. While optimism can help us alleviate immediate suffering and persevere in challenging times, merely dreaming about the future actually makes people more frustrated and unhappy over the long term and less likely to achieve their goals. Based on twenty years of research and large-scale studies, Oettingen introduces a new strategy called mental contrasting. It combines focusing on our dreams with visualizing the obstacles that stand in our way. By experiencing our dreams in our minds and facing reality we can address our fears, make concrete plans, and gain energy to take action. Through mental contrasting, people in Oettingen's studies have become significantly more motivated to quit smoking, lose weight, get better grades, sustain fulfilling relationships, and negotiate more effectively in business situations. Whether you are unhappy and struggling with serious problems or you just want to improve, discover, and explore new opportunities, this book will deepen your ideas about human motivation and help you boldly chart a new path ahead. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Author's note
- Preface
- Dreaming, not doing
- The upside of dreaming
- Fooling our minds
- The wise pursuit of our dreams
- Engaging our nonconscious minds
- The magic of WOOP
- WOOP your life
- Your friend for life
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Howard R. Jachman Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780698139824
- 0698139828
- Publisher Number:
- 99988172317
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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