179. Can You Really “Manifest” Success Through Positive Visualization?
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Is there any scientific basis for the law of attraction? Are people who believe in “cosmic collaboration” more successful? And what happens when you write yourself a check for $10 million?

• SOURCES:

• Rhonda Byrne), writer and TV producer.

• Jim Carrey), actor.

• Christopher Clarey), sports journalist and author.

• Peter Gollwitzer), professor of psychology at New York University.

• Dave Levin), co-founder and executive director of KIPP Public Charter Schools.

• Gabriele Oettingen), professor of psychology at New York University.

• Wallace Wattles), self-help writer.

• RESOURCES:

• "'The Secret' to Success? The Psychology of Belief in Manifestation)," by Lucas J. Dixon, Matthew J. Hornsey, and Nicole Hartley (*Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, *2023).

• "Making Dreams Come True: Inside the New Age World of Manifesting)," by Stuart McGurk (*The Guardian, *2022).

• "TikTok's ‘Manifesting’ Craze, Explained)," by Stuart McGurk (*GQ, *2021).

• "From Feeling Good to Doing Good)," by Gabriele Oettingen and Peter M. Gollwitzer (*The Oxford Handbook of Positive Emotion and Psychopathology, *2019).

• "Self-Regulation of Time Management: Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions)," by Gabriele Oettingen, Heather Barry Kappes, Katie B. Guttenberg, and Peter M. Gollwitzer (*European Journal of Social Psychology, *2015).

• "Olympians Use Imagery as Mental Training)," by Christopher Clarey (*The New York Times, *2014).

• “Self-Fulfilling Prophecy),” by R. Rosenthal (Encyclopedia of Human Behavior - Second Edition, 2012).

• The Secret)*, *by Rhonda Byrne (2006).

• The Science of Getting Rich)*, *by Wallace Wattles (1910)