Delulu or Lucky?

Lucky girl syndrome

Everyone has heard a version of Lucky Girl Syndrome, manifesting positive vibes. It’s literally what The Secret is about. It’s The Law of Attraction. Recently, I saw A Strange Loop that touched on this concept and hence today’s post.

Of course, the downside of Pollyanna-ness is the idea that your mindset could be responsible for things that are out of your control and are systematic like sexism, racism, etc. So yes, it’s a balance.

But there is some neuroscience between thinking good thoughts, there’s RAS i.e. reticular activating system, a part of your brain where its job is to sort all the information that comes to your brain in the morning. If you think positive thoughts, it will filter out negative and promote positivity thoughts. It does this because your brain can only process so much at once.

Here’s a video on it:

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And an article here.

I think it’s all a balance. I also think it has t…