Seeing into the future? Friday January 27, 2012

The other day the psychologist Richard Wiseman (@RichardWiseman) tweeted that he might plan to start a lecture on Precognition by asking the audience 'Any questions?'.

Whether or not you believe that we really can know what's going to happen in advance, there's no doubt that there's a lot of the other 'pre-' type of thinking - preconception - about.

All too often we go into situations believing we know how they'll turn out, and of course this sort of attitude easily turns into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Perhaps you're feeling low, but get persuaded to attend some kind of social event. On your way there, you fret that you'll hate it, that you'll feel ignored, that you'll just make your excuses and leave.

And nine times out of ten this is exactly what ends up happening.

I know how hard it can be to reject the voice of unreason, but life is often a lot sunnier when you do.

So here's a thought then. How about making a determined effort to keep an open mind today, whenever that's possible?

(I know, I know, you knew I was going to say that.)

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