For the term Positive thinking designates a school of thought that supports the advantage of aligning the mind to a state of positivity, overcoming existing negative thought patterns and creating new, more optimistic and healthy ones, in order to face your life experience with confidence and achieve psychophysical well-being. (Source: Wikipedia)
"A pessimist sees insurmountable difficulties in every opportunity, while an optimist sees an opportunity in every difficulty."
Winston Churchill
Il Positive thinking now it has become a real lifestyle (as well as a widespread practice), but it will be something that does it work in practice? What does it mean to think positive? Let's find out together!
Who are the people who think positive?
First, let's look at some common features to people who embrace the concept of "positive thinking":
- They feel positive emotions: people who think positively only remember positive experiences, while negative ones file them away as simple life experiences.
- Savor the sensations: positive people are able to savor the good feelings derived from the many pleasures of existence (they know how to enjoy what they have, instead of regretting what they do not have)
- They trust in the future: positive thinking implies looking to the future with optimism, convinced that everything will turn out well.
- They get gratification from their potential: positive people try to make the best use of their resources and associate with those who appreciate their abilities.
- They go out of their way for others: the positive thinker uses his possibilities in the service of something greater and dedicates himself to the betterment of the world.
But there really are gods. real benefits in doing all this? Yes: in support of positive thinking, there are both empirical realities (things that are obvious and visible to all) and scientific truths (scientifically proven facts).
Here are the practical benefits of positive thinking:
- Living more time
Optimism is linked to longevity. This is confirmed by an investigation by the Division of Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (Minnesota). This study lasted 40 years and involved more than 800 people. These people were divided into categories (pessimistic, optimistic and normal). At the end of the study period, those who thought they were positive had a 19% lower mortality rate than pessimists.
Source: US National Library of Medicine.
- Enjoy greater health
This rumor is similar to "live longer", but there is a small difference between living long and living healthy.
Why should you be healthier if you think positive? Studies have shown that short-term stress can increase productivity, but chronic stress has a significant effect on the immune system and therefore makes you more vulnerable to disease. Thinking positive helps you reduce this type of harmful stress.
Source: US National Library of Medicine.
- You have better relationships with other people.
Il positive thinking affects relationships too you have with other people. Second of studies (Oregon University - Link to PDF, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology). Both generic relationships with other people and romantic relationships benefit from the positive mindset of at least one of the two partners. This benefit is observable both in terms of longevity of the relationship, that as for relationship quality/satisfaction.
- Achieve professional and work goals more easily
The one who thinks positive is generally proactive. Proactivity is a condition that logically leads to having a greater influence on the environment around us and therefore a greater probability of success. (Being proactive means actively intervening in one's own existence, instead of reacting -and that's it- to external stimuli).
- You are happier (trivial but true)
Il thought y comportamiento affect emotions. If you think negative you will be sad, while if you think positive you will not necessarily be happy, but at least you will be less sad and you can save yourself a series of personality disorders. So says a study, conducted on a sample of Lancaster University students: "Response styles, bipolar risk and mood in students: The Behavior Checklist"
Conclusions:
I've given you a number of good reasons engage in positive thinking, It's your decision choose whether or not to adopt the practice of positive thinking.
Before I say goodbye, I invite you to leave your opinion in the comments below, it is important to us!
Now go and think positive!
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