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Positive Thinking
Tony Robbins and the Cult of Aggressive Positivity, Part 2: How Positive Thinking Can Make You Depressed
Repeating an affirmation left low-self-esteem participants in a worse mood than saying nothing. What the research says about the cost of being told to feel great.
24 July 2026 · Read →
Is Manifestation Real? The Evidence Runs the Other Way
Manifestation promises that picturing an outcome brings it closer. The experiments that measured it found vivid fantasy drains the energy to chase it.
17 July 2026 · Read →
The 4-Minute Mile and the Myths of Positive Thinking
Self-help's favourite parable says belief broke the four-minute mile. The real story — decades of records and training science — says otherwise.
13 July 2026 · Read →