54. Put on a good debate
Negative thinking is something we all do. The difference between the person who is primarily optimistic and the person who is primarily pessimistic is that the optimist learns to become a good debater. Once you become thoroughly aware of the effectiveness of optimism in your life, you can learn to debate your own pessimistic thoughts.
The most thorough and useful study I’ve ever seen on how to do this is contained in Dr. Martin Seligman’s classic work, Learned Optimism. The studies done by Seligman demonstrate two very profound revelations: 1) optimism is more effective than pessimism; and 2) optimism can be learned.
Seligman based his findings on years of statistical research. He studied professional and amateur athletes, ...
Get 100 Ways To Motivate Yourself, Third Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
