A few years ago a book and film called
The Secret took the country by storm, partly thanks to
Oprah's glowing endorsement. Its central principle, and that of the 2010 sequel
The Power, is the
law of attraction, the idea that "like attracts like"- negative thoughts attract negative events, and positive thoughts attract positive events.
The Secret takes the power of positive thinking to an extreme. If you want a particular job, it's not enough to just be optimistic about your chances of success - you have to believe that you already have the job
and act as if it's already yours. Go buy new work clothes, restructure your schedule around the job, and prepare yourself mentally for your new life.
Although
The Secret purports to be rooted in science, many of its claims are controversial - not only because they reinforce a
blame-the-victim mentality, but because they rely heavily on
pseudo-science, such as the idea that quantum physics is the operating mechanism behind the law of attraction.
Still, certain elements of The Secret do have some scientific credibility, though not necessarily the kind the authors had in mind...
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