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October 28, 2006

Why President Bush's Resolutely Positive Attitude May Be A Negative

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n the "Up Front" section of Business Week's October 30th edition, the magazine reported on a recent study about positive thinking.

The conclusion? That "ambivalent thinking" is more likely to lead to better results than positive thinking. According to the snippet:

MIT neuroscience professor John Gabrieli explains it this way: Problem solving requires access to all our mental resources, and an ambivalent state broadens thinking, perhaps allowing us "to cast a wider net" over the information in our brains.

So, let's hope for more ambivalence in the Oval Office -- about everything.

Posted by shertaugh at October 28, 2006 3:53 PM

Comments

When it comes to ambivalent thinking, I could take it or leave it.

Posted by: Rex Kramer, Danger Seeker at October 29, 2006 12:19 PM