Law of Attraction Archives | The New Rationalist Magazine https://newrationalist.com Reason in the face of dogma Sat, 05 Feb 2022 16:24:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.13 https://i0.wp.com/newrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-logo.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Law of Attraction Archives | The New Rationalist Magazine https://newrationalist.com 32 32 148767378 What Is Confirmation Bias? https://newrationalist.com/what-is-confirmation-bias/ https://newrationalist.com/what-is-confirmation-bias/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:29:28 +0000 https://newrationalist.com/?p=339 Confirmation bias is simple wishful thinking. When people had a particular strongly held belief in their mind before examining some new evidence, the new evidence only serves to confirm their pre-existing belief. This distorts the way that they perceive situations, because they may approach things differently. Once this belief has been instilled, they may also […]

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]]> https://newrationalist.com/what-is-confirmation-bias/feed/ 4 339 The Law Of Attraction Is Missing The Secret Ingredient https://newrationalist.com/the-law-of-attraction-is-missing-the-secret-ingredient/ https://newrationalist.com/the-law-of-attraction-is-missing-the-secret-ingredient/#respond Sun, 16 Sep 2018 13:01:11 +0000 https://newrationalist.com/?p=257 One of the most popular materials on the Law of Attraction was a book and movie called, “The Secret.” These were created by Rhonda Byrne. This original idea about the law of attraction stated that the reason people’s thoughts controlled what they received in life was because of their unique magnetic frequency. It is believed […]

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]]> https://newrationalist.com/the-law-of-attraction-is-missing-the-secret-ingredient/feed/ 0 257 The Real Science behind Self-Help – Part One https://newrationalist.com/the-real-science-behind-self-help/ https://newrationalist.com/the-real-science-behind-self-help/#respond Sat, 04 Aug 2018 14:12:11 +0000 https://newrationalist.com/?p=57 The following is an excerpt from Why The Law Of Attraction Is Bullshit: And What To Do Instead Rhetorical evidence aside, there is some validity to certain self-help techniques. In fact, most of them are based on a combination of anecdotal stories that offer evidence for the strategy and real scientific studies that have dived […]

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]]> https://newrationalist.com/the-real-science-behind-self-help/feed/ 0 57 Motivation to develop a strong work ethic (part 2) https://newrationalist.com/a-motivational-list-of-people-who-work-really-hard-2/ https://newrationalist.com/a-motivational-list-of-people-who-work-really-hard-2/#respond Sat, 14 Jul 2018 15:33:12 +0000 https://newrationalist.com/?p=33 LOA will not help you succeed in life. Mediation will not help you succeed in life. At least not by themselves. You will not get anywhere in life unless you develop a strong work ethic. A strong work ethic will get you incredibly far in life. In fact, it will also help you overcome the […]

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]]> https://newrationalist.com/a-motivational-list-of-people-who-work-really-hard-2/feed/ 0 33 How To Use The Law Of Attraction https://newrationalist.com/make-the-law-of-attraction-work-for-you/ https://newrationalist.com/make-the-law-of-attraction-work-for-you/#respond Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:34:21 +0000 https://newrationalist.com/?p=22 The maddening world of self-help Have you ever tried self-help, only to find that it did not work? It did not matter how hard you believed or how closely you followed the information in the book, it just did not do what the speaker or book promised that it would do. This is an extract […]

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]]> https://newrationalist.com/make-the-law-of-attraction-work-for-you/feed/ 0 22 Why Law Of Attraction Is Bullshit https://newrationalist.com/law-of-attraction-is-nonsense/ https://newrationalist.com/law-of-attraction-is-nonsense/#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2018 05:09:04 +0000 https://newrationalist.com/?p=15 The following is an excerpt from Why The Law Of Attraction Is Bullshit: And What To Do Instead “Ask the Universe, and you will receive.” That is the message that has been sent by many self-help writers, particularly those preaching about ideas like the law of attraction and positive thinking. The Secret comes to mind. […]

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