Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2024-01-21
Books mentioned on 179. Can You Really “Manifest” Success Through Positive Visualization?
Is there any scientific basis for the law of attraction? Are people who believe in “cosmic collaboration” more successful?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Secret
Rhonda Byrne's The Secret explores the concept of the law of attraction, asserting that positive and focused thoughts can manifest direct life outcomes.
Discussed“so the first time I was truly introduced to the idea of manifestation came in I don't know 2006 there was this book that came out in this movie that came out called the secret”
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The Science of Getting Rich
The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles is a foundational 1910 self-help text outlining a three-step method centered on asking, believing, and receiving to achieve financial success.
Discussed“she was heavily influenced by a book from 1910 so almost a hundred years before she wrote hers by a guy named Wallace Waddles who wrote a book called the science of getting rich”
