Comments on: Doubt http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:32:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Best Weekend Reading From Around the Web http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-309345 Best Weekend Reading From Around the Web Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:03:29 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/#comment-309345 [...] destroys more men than all of the natural disasters combined. This article sheds some light on the topic of self [...] [...] destroys more men than all of the natural disasters combined. This article sheds some light on the topic of self [...]

]]> By: Scott http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-309164 Scott Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:09:10 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/#comment-309164 Scott, I agree with you, to a point. But I also subscribe to Martin Seligman's positive psychology approach, based on the study of optimistic thinking versus pessimistic thinking. The key is not to have pie in the sky thinking, but you do have to monitor and discipline where your focus is. If your main focus is on your doubts, you will most likely self sabotage. If you accept your doubts and let them go, then focus on your goals with courage, you will be in a much better frame of mind to achieve those goals. Scott, I agree with you, to a point. But I also subscribe to Martin Seligman’s positive psychology approach, based on the study of optimistic thinking versus pessimistic thinking. The key is not to have pie in the sky thinking, but you do have to monitor and discipline where your focus is. If your main focus is on your doubts, you will most likely self sabotage. If you accept your doubts and let them go, then focus on your goals with courage, you will be in a much better frame of mind to achieve those goals.

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-308908 Scott Young Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:08:32 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/#comment-308908 David, Too much of self-help is a gross simplification. Positive thinking, seems to imply that if we just reduced all problems to eliminating doubt, everything would be solved. I like to take a more nuanced look that provides fewer easy answers, but creates better results. -Scott David,

Too much of self-help is a gross simplification. Positive thinking, seems to imply that if we just reduced all problems to eliminating doubt, everything would be solved.

I like to take a more nuanced look that provides fewer easy answers, but creates better results.

-Scott

]]> By: David Cain http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-308497 David Cain Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:51:14 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/#comment-308497 Hi Scott, I agree with you. The Law-of-Attraction model wherein doubts are grave errors is, to me, unrealistic. Doubts happen. They are an evolutionary mechanism for getting us to consider potential negative consequences. I don't really believe anybody eliminates doubt completely. I just try to look at doubts as emotional hints that urge me to look at something a second time before proceeding. I am aware of the snowball effect doubt can have and I consciously nip it in the bud before it really begins to distort my judgment. Doubt is just a little internal advice, IMHO. I take doubts with a grain of salt but I do not ignore them. Hi Scott, I agree with you. The Law-of-Attraction model wherein doubts are grave errors is, to me, unrealistic. Doubts happen. They are an evolutionary mechanism for getting us to consider potential negative consequences. I don’t really believe anybody eliminates doubt completely.

I just try to look at doubts as emotional hints that urge me to look at something a second time before proceeding. I am aware of the snowball effect doubt can have and I consciously nip it in the bud before it really begins to distort my judgment. Doubt is just a little internal advice, IMHO. I take doubts with a grain of salt but I do not ignore them.

]]> By: sachin kapoor http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-308374 sachin kapoor Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:04:04 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/#comment-308374 too good.. u re simply fantastic and practical in your ideas.. keep up the good work . thanks so much for such advice. too good.. u re simply fantastic and practical in your ideas.. keep up the good work . thanks so much for such advice.

]]> By: Mark Lewis http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-308034 Mark Lewis Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:46:30 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/04/09/doubt/#comment-308034 Interesting article. When I have significant doubt about something, I remind myself to consider the evidence on which that doubt manifests. Is the evidence real? Or preconceived notions that can be overturned by self educating? I don't believe the latter should ever exist long because WE can do something about it. Interesting article. When I have significant doubt about something, I remind myself to consider the evidence on which that doubt manifests. Is the evidence real? Or preconceived notions that can be overturned by self educating? I don’t believe the latter should ever exist long because WE can do something about it.

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