Comments on: Mental time travel for happiness http://generallythinking.com/mental-time-travel-for-happiness/ "Specialization is for insects" - Robert A. Heinlein Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:37:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Noah http://generallythinking.com/mental-time-travel-for-happiness/#comment-360 Noah Thu, 06 May 2010 03:37:16 +0000 http://generallythinking.com/blog/?p=1323#comment-360 You cannot achieve happiness if you cannot project it mentaly into the future, I've discovered that myself. It's a pleasure for me to read that my intuition was confirmed by scientists :) thsnks for the article! You cannot achieve happiness if you cannot project it mentaly into the future, I’ve discovered that myself. It’s a pleasure for me to read that my intuition was confirmed by scientists :) thsnks for the article!

]]> By: Warren Davies http://generallythinking.com/mental-time-travel-for-happiness/#comment-359 Warren Davies Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:40:34 +0000 http://generallythinking.com/blog/?p=1323#comment-359 Hi Kenji, Well, I prefer your explanation to quantum mechanics. I suppose you could be making self-fulfilling prophecies with this. That's probably a question worth testing in itself (Back to the Future 2?). But even if thinking about these things doesn't make them happen, it at least makes you happier. Many thanks for leaving a comment, Warren Hi Kenji,

Well, I prefer your explanation to quantum mechanics. I suppose you could be making self-fulfilling prophecies with this. That’s probably a question worth testing in itself (Back to the Future 2?).

But even if thinking about these things doesn’t make them happen, it at least makes you happier.

Many thanks for leaving a comment,
Warren

]]> By: Kenji Crosland http://generallythinking.com/mental-time-travel-for-happiness/#comment-358 Kenji Crosland Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:23:07 +0000 http://generallythinking.com/blog/?p=1323#comment-358 Wow, I can see how MTT would have a cumulative effect over time. By imagining routine positive experiences you essentially create positive self-fulfilling prophecies that are easy to believe in. The more good things happen to you the more you'll be able to expand your own definition of "routine" Over a period of time, the positive experiences that you might have considered unlikely to happen in the past become much more likely to happen. Gonna give this one a try and think about: 1. A fantastic breakfast 2. A productive workday 3. An excellent workout 4. Reading a good book I feel better already. Wow, I can see how MTT would have a cumulative effect over time. By imagining routine positive experiences you essentially create positive self-fulfilling prophecies that are easy to believe in. The more good things happen to you the more you’ll be able to expand your own definition of “routine” Over a period of time, the positive experiences that you might have considered unlikely to happen in the past become much more likely to happen.

Gonna give this one a try and think about:
1. A fantastic breakfast
2. A productive workday
3. An excellent workout
4. Reading a good book

I feel better already.

]]> By: Warren Davies http://generallythinking.com/mental-time-travel-for-happiness/#comment-357 Warren Davies Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:46:13 +0000 http://generallythinking.com/blog/?p=1323#comment-357 P.S. Sorry for the delay between (real) posts! P.S. Sorry for the delay between (real) posts!

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