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    Lecture # 5

    The art of positive thinking


    • Relationship of positive thinking with communication skills
    • Consequences of negative thinking
    • Benefits of positive thinking
    • Techniques
    • Positive thinking, or an optimistic attitude, is the practice of focusing
    on the good in any given situation.
    Techniques
    • Focus on the good things.
    • Practice gratitude.
    • Keep a gratitude journal.
    • Open yourself up to humor.
    • Spend time with positive people.
    • Practice positive self-talk.
    • Identify your areas of negativity.
    • Start every day on a positive note.
    Identifying Negative Tallk
    • Not sure if your self-talk is positive or negative? Some common forms of negative self-talk
    include:
    • Filtering. You magnify the negative aspects of a situation and filter out all of the positive
    ones. For example, you had a great day at work. You completed your tasks ahead of time and
    were complimented for doing a speedy and thorough job. That evening, you focus only on
    your plan to do even more tasks and forget about the compliments you received.
    • Personalizing. When something bad occurs, you automatically blame yourself. For example,
    you hear that an evening out with friends is canceled, and you assume that the change in
    plans is because no one wanted to be around you.
    • Catastrophizing. You automatically anticipate the worst. The drive-through coffee shop gets
    your order wrong and you automatically think that the rest of your day will be a disaster.
    • Polarizing. You see things only as either good or bad. There is no middle ground. You feel
    that you have to be perfect or you're a total failure.

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