Re:The Power of Negative Thinking
by johnchristopher on Monday August 06, 2012 @06:58AM
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How is it possible that there are people with enough money to afford a Tony Robins seminary and yet they don't know that firewalking is a "trick" and has barely anything to do with "motivation/self-awareness/whatevertheyareselling" ? It puzzles me.
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Re:The Power of Negative Thinking
by confluence on Monday August 06, 2012 @07:08AM
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You assume wealth is correlated with intelligence (it's actually like 0.03).
You're applying the "halo effect" to these unfortunately delusional people - just because you are rich doesn't really imply anything else about you. It merely indicates that you are, well, rich.
End of attributes.
Re:The Power of Negative Thinking
by johnchristopher on Monday August 06, 2012 @08:22AM
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Ah, right. I tend to forget those psychological shortcomings :(
This one is rather strong and I easily fall for it, thank you for reminding me.
"The most important men in town would come to fawn on me!
They would ask me to advise them,
Like a Solomon the Wise.
"If you please, Reb Tevye..."
"Pardon me, Reb Tevye..."
Posing problems that would cross a rabbi's eyes!
And it won't make one bit of difference if i answer right or wrong.
When you're rich, they think you really know!"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Were_a_Rich_Man_%28song%2...
Re:The Power of Negative Thinking
by lobster_johnson on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @06:48AM
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It's possible that they do know that it's a "trick", scientifically speaking. According to this [1] article, Robbins does not attempt to explain one's ability to walk on hot coal as something accomplished with the power of one's mind; rather, it's a ritual focused on overcoming one's fear.