Negative thinking considers the weaknesses of human nature, the disadvantages of change, and how things can go wrong. Positive thinking considers the goodness of people, the advantages of change, and ...

Research suggests that both less negative thinking and more positive thinking are beneficial for mental and emotional ...

If you want to change your circumstances, you need to change the way you think. You have to stop believing that you are stuck in your situation and passively accepting that you’re incapable of doing ...

A farmer’s plow broke, and he thought he would ask his neighbor Murphy if he could borrow his plow. As he was walking to the Murphy farm, he thought to himself, “I hope Murphy has finished all his own ...

All feelings come from our thoughts. If we feel happy, we are happy. If we feel sad, we are sad. My mentor and friend Dan Zelling M.D. said, “You can change your thoughts and thereby your feelings.” ...

How Strategic Pessimism Builds Resilience in Risk Management and Life. For decades, the business and self-help worlds have been flooded with the gospel of positive thinking. We’re told to “stay ...