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Bad habits are like potato chips, you can’t break just one
Chicago Tribune: I’m walking around with natural fingertips for the first time in years. No red stain from Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. No orange hue from Nacho Cheese Doritos. No trace of purple from Takis Fuego. Just flesh
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Dare to Dream of Falling Short
The New York Times: Ever hear the joke about the guy who dreams of winning the lottery? After years of desperate fantasizing, he cries out for God’s help. Down from heaven comes God’s advice: “Would
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How to Be a Better Shopper
Scientific American: The other day an e-mail from Old Navy arrived in my in-box with the subject line “Buy one, get one 50 percent off all activewear. Two days only!” I get these sales e-mails
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Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work; Here’s What Does
New York Magazine: We were told for years, by Oprah and others, that positive thinking was the key to achieving our goals. Now mounting evidence suggests exactly the opposite: that spending a lot of time thinking about
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The Case Against Positive Thinking
The Wall Street Journal: Blame it on Oprah. Positive thinking is touted as the key that unlocks success (remember “The Secret”, which the Oprah Winfrey‘s show helped make an international best-seller?), but it turns out that an
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Your Positive Thinking Could Be Holding You Back
New York Magazine: The notion that simply imagining our deepest wishes coming true will help us attain them is everywhere these days. Best-selling books like The Secret and Chicken Soup for the Soul teach us that we can make good
