Comments on: Let Your Unconscious Mind Go to Work for You http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224 Positive Psychology News Daily - Daily boost of research-based happiness. Authored by University of Pennsylvania graduates of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program (MAPP). Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:14:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: the law of attraction http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-24072 the law of attraction Thu, 22 May 2008 19:00:50 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-24072 <strong>the law of attraction...</strong> Bell\'s Theorem is not directly relevant here, I think. What it shows is that one gets into trouble if one assumes that standard quantum physics is fundamentally incomplete and that there really are local qualities (\'hidden variables\') underlyi... the law of attraction…

Bell\’s Theorem is not directly relevant here, I think. What it shows is that one gets into trouble if one assumes that standard quantum physics is fundamentally incomplete and that there really are local qualities (\’hidden variables\’) underlyi…

]]> By: depotab » Blog Archive » Let Your Unconscious Mind Go To Work for You - Part II© http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-9391 depotab » Blog Archive » Let Your Unconscious Mind Go To Work for You - Part II© Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:31:52 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-9391 [...] Today’s article is a follow-up to the one I wrote earlier this year (http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224). I have also posted below a number of other great articles by my fellow writers on Positive Psychology News Daily … [...] […] Today’s article is a follow-up to the one I wrote earlier this year (http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224). I have also posted below a number of other great articles by my fellow writers on Positive Psychology News Daily … […]

]]> By: " Let Your Unconscious Mind Go To Work for You - Part II© " on Positive Psychology News Daily http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-9338 " Let Your Unconscious Mind Go To Work for You - Part II© " on Positive Psychology News Daily Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:26:18 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-9338 [...] This month on Positive Psychology News Daily, I want to return to the power of the unconscious mind.  Today’s article is a follow-up to the one I wrote earlier this year (http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224).  I have also posted below a number of other great articles by my fellow writers on Positive Psychology News Daily. [...] […] This month on Positive Psychology News Daily, I want to return to the power of the unconscious mind.  Today’s article is a follow-up to the one I wrote earlier this year (http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224).  I have also posted below a number of other great articles by my fellow writers on Positive Psychology News Daily. […]

]]> By: " Leadership by and for rider/elephants " on Positive Psychology News Daily http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-6394 " Leadership by and for rider/elephants " on Positive Psychology News Daily Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:12:33 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-6394 [...] The rider is obviously the conscious, analytical part of our mind.  It is extremely limited in capacity, requires significant effort, and is error prone.  Ap Dijksterhuis’ experiments supporting the Unconscious Thought Theory demonstrate that the unconscious mind – the elephant – is much better at analyzing, organizing, prioritizing, weighting multiple factors to reach a decision.  See David Pollay’s May 2, 2007 post. [...] […] The rider is obviously the conscious, analytical part of our mind.  It is extremely limited in capacity, requires significant effort, and is error prone.  Ap Dijksterhuis’ experiments supporting the Unconscious Thought Theory demonstrate that the unconscious mind – the elephant – is much better at analyzing, organizing, prioritizing, weighting multiple factors to reach a decision.  See David Pollay’s May 2, 2007 post. […]

]]> By: " Making Slow Decisions " on Positive Psychology News Daily http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-2795 " Making Slow Decisions " on Positive Psychology News Daily Wed, 16 May 2007 12:24:06 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-2795 [...] As David Pollay discussed in his article a few days ago, Dijksterhuis & Loran (pdf here) suggest that complex decisions are much better handled by the unconscious than by the conscious. The suggestion is that the unconscious mind, when left to its own devices, makes better decisions. [...] […] As David Pollay discussed in his article a few days ago, Dijksterhuis & Loran (pdf here) suggest that complex decisions are much better handled by the unconscious than by the conscious. The suggestion is that the unconscious mind, when left to its own devices, makes better decisions. […]

]]> By: David J. Pollay http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-2500 David J. Pollay Fri, 04 May 2007 06:42:59 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-2500 Hi Chris, Isn’t it great when our parents turn out to be right! Your question is a great one to ask. It might encourage us to take greater care with what we plug into our supercomputer minds each day. Best, David Hi Chris,

Isn’t it great when our parents turn out to be right!

Your question is a great one to ask. It might encourage us to take greater care with what we plug into our supercomputer minds each day.

Best,
David

]]> By: David J. Pollay http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-2499 David J. Pollay Fri, 04 May 2007 06:36:54 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-2499 Thanks Nick for the warm review! I always appreciate your feedback. You make an important point about how this exercise could help us “retrain our minds to accept greater well-being.” I think you’re right and hope this is the effect people experience. Best, David Thanks Nick for the warm review! I always appreciate your feedback. You make an important point about how this exercise could help us “retrain our minds to accept greater well-being.” I think you’re right and hope this is the effect people experience.

Best,
David

]]> By: David J. Pollay http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-2496 David J. Pollay Fri, 04 May 2007 06:30:03 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-2496 Thanks Caroline! All the research on the power of the unconscious mind is exciting. And The Time Magazine spread was a good read. Thanks for the post! Best, David Thanks Caroline! All the research on the power of the unconscious mind is exciting. And The Time Magazine spread was a good read. Thanks for the post!

Best,
David

]]> By: David J. Pollay http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-2492 David J. Pollay Fri, 04 May 2007 06:21:52 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-2492 Wow Timothy! Your stamina is impressive! Timothy, I find I have greater positive energy throughout my day when I make time for my “Awe and Gratitude” exercise each morning. Timothy, here’s the link to the exercise. http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070303141 And I can relate to your HK experience. I lived a similar life in New York when I started this practice. Timothy, thanks for spreading the good word! Best, David Wow Timothy! Your stamina is impressive! Timothy, I find I have greater positive energy throughout my day when I make time for my “Awe and Gratitude” exercise each morning. Timothy, here’s the link to the exercise.

http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070303141

And I can relate to your HK experience. I lived a similar life in New York when I started this practice.

Timothy, thanks for spreading the good word!

Best,
David

]]> By: Chris http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-2484 Chris Thu, 03 May 2007 20:20:02 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/david-j-pollay/20070502224#comment-2484 David, Using the science of computing, and thinking of the human brain as the world's best supercomputer is such an affirmation of human potential. It makes me think, "what is my subconscious supercomputer working on every day?" My father used to teach me this lesson whenever I was digging through the house looking for something I had misplaced. "Go do something else. Take a walk. Stop thinking so hard about it. Your subconscious will remind you where you put it." Smart guy, my dad! David,

Using the science of computing, and thinking of the human brain as the world’s best supercomputer is such an affirmation of human potential. It makes me think, “what is my subconscious supercomputer working on every day?”

My father used to teach me this lesson whenever I was digging through the house looking for something I had misplaced. “Go do something else. Take a walk. Stop thinking so hard about it. Your subconscious will remind you where you put it.”

Smart guy, my dad!

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