Me, Me, Me - Center Of The Universe : Idiotion


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Me, Me, Me - Center Of The Universe

Posted by Eddie O'Shan at 09:59 | Filed In General

Ever since Oprah recommended The Secret, I’ve been reading complaints. I have no intention of reading the book. Ever since an afternoon in Idaho, watching the remarkable Ms Winfrey urge me to “Get in touch with my spirit”, I’ve been leery of her ability to manipulate her target audience. Instead, I’ll point you at a review by someone with the fortitude to read the book.

The Secret is a motivational book. It can inspire you to set goals, and to visualize the life you’d like to lead. A lot of its techniques are time-tested psychological tricks to help keep you motivated. I like this.

The book loses me, though, when it claims that the Law of Attraction is a “universal law” such as the law of gravity. The Secret attempts to combine Christianity (Jesus followed the Law of Attraction, don’t you know?), quantum physics, and more in an effort to convince readers that our minds are some sort of universal force governed by frequencies and wavelengths and so on. This is bullshit of the highest order, and it makes me angry. To quote Han Solo, “There’s no mystical energy field that controls my destiny.”

Despite the harsh words, positive thinking isn’t dissed. My take is that if you believe in your goals, then you’ll be more open to the opportunities for success.

Think stupid thoughts: entertain the world.

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