tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post4001723610005885169..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: The Poverty of Positive ThinkingJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-46242312971047830622014-03-02T02:59:16.290-06:002014-03-02T02:59:16.290-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-91597098211716885572014-03-02T02:59:14.731-06:002014-03-02T02:59:14.731-06:00This reminds me of how Tim Parks describes meditat...This reminds me of how Tim Parks describes meditation in "Sex is Forbidden": when you have negative thoughts while meditating, you make "an objective note" about them and concentrate on your breathing. But you should do the same when you have "positive thoughts." The point is the discipline, not how you feel about it.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-52312336847839950022014-03-01T14:30:57.993-06:002014-03-01T14:30:57.993-06:00Or: too many synapses. I did not have time to writ...Or: too many synapses. I did not have time to write the paper I gave this morning, or rather I did, but could not settle down, did not have the patience.<br />However, I did stand up and give it, very clearly, no notes, ending where I wanted to and taking 20 minutes exactly. Everyone said: your book is going to be fabulous! What I thought: if I can possibly sit down to write it. I may invest in aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com