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Positive Thinking Exercise

According to string theory--one of the most recent scientific theories seeking to describe how the universe functions--everything at its minutest level is comprised of vibrating strings of energy. This includes all matter, light, radio waves and virtually everything you can detect with your senses. Bearing that in mind, the belief that positive thinking can improve your life may not be so hard to fathom. Exercising your brain with positive thinking techniques may potentially affect underlying strings of energy, and help produce positive outcomes in your life. However, this has yet to be scientifically proven.

  1. Communicating with Your Subconscious

    • According to SelfGrowth.com, you must be able to communicate with your subconscious in order for positive thinking to work effectively. This type of communication requires you to speak through emotions and feelings, and is more mentally complex than simply repeating phrases.

      According to the above source, you can communicate with your subconscious using two strategies: visualization and word stimulation. Visualization requires you to imagine a real-life situation and to play it out in your head, making sure that all of your actions and interactions occur smoothly and produce positive outcomes. The second strategy requires you to use emotion-provoking words, such as "enjoyable," "delightful" and "wonderful" when using your inner (or outer) voice to make affirmations about the future. According to the above source, using these trigger words will help you communicate with your subconscious.

    Making Your Positive Thoughts Believable

    • SelfGrowth.com suggests that you should always make your positive thoughts believable to your subconscious for optimal effectiveness. There are a number of strategies for accomplishing this. According to the above source, one way is to always keep your positive thoughts in the present. For example, if you try to convince your subconscious that you have a mansion when you do not, it simply will not believe you. You must communicate something along the lines of, "I have a strong desire to own a mansion" or "I choose to own a mansion."

      Also, your positive thoughts should stay personal. For example, you should not try to convince your subconscious that a person loves you, but rather express your desire to feel loved by this person.

    Day-to-Day Exercises

    • Aside from trying to communicate directly with your subconscious, there are other day-to-day strategies for thinking positively. According to Content-Syndication.org, simple activities such as taking walks early in the morning before work, appreciating nature, being thankful for what you have in life, being polite, listening to happy music and associating with positive-thinking people can go a long way in improving your quality of life. According to the above source, a slightly more involved positive-thinking activity you can do at the beginning of each day or week is to write down all of your goals, objectives and dreams. Make sure to keep the list handy so you can check your progress.

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