So she sells coaching to already successful and wealthy people that amounts to those banners they used to have around my elementary school that said "Attitude is a little thing that goes a long way"?
Hooray for snake oil.
The Advantage of Abundant Thinking
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#32The power of positive thinking has to be one of the most undervalued capital. I would really like to see if there are any counter examples to this thinking that have worked for others.
Voltaire has a nice bit of insight on "the power of positive thinking" shared through his story about Candide:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide
Worth a read before you start decorating your home with power crystals and fire up the incense.
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#33some people produce more benefit half-sleep than thirty-five of those who appear to be awake. I'll pass on 'abundant thinking'...
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#34The main thing that has really impacted my productivity and happiness is following a set routine for an hour whenever I get up. So I do the following : 1. Brush 2. Meditate - 15 minutes 3. Write - I usually write "3 things that I am grateful for" and "3 things to focus on that particular day" 4. Exercise - 15 minute run I do this whenever I get up. So it's not like I get up at 6 in the morning everyday. I just get up…
Would you mind sharing how long you have done this for.
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#35This looks like an attempt to monetize an evangelical Christian concept.[1] From the article: The ideal attitude is what she calls Abundant Thinking — a mindset that gives you the creative agency and grit to reach your vision — and, on a daily basis, to design your own life. When Verresen first meets most of her clients, they’re in reactive mode. It’s like they’re in a movie, acting in their job and life without know…
The evangelical Christian concept of "abundant life" is already an attempt to monetize the religious imperative of tithing. It's the "prosperity gospel": give us money and God will make you rich. I say this as an evangelical Christian myself.
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#36>The ideal attitude is what she calls Abundant Thinking
When I see a marketable name for such things, I immediately know it's some BS mix-match of hogwash to sell to people in need.
And sure enough: "sought-after executive coach Katia Verresen, who counsels leaders at Facebook, Stanford, Airbnb, Twitter, and a number of prominent startups".
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#37Called Paths to Power, it emphasizes the importance of neutrality: The world is not fair or unfair. It simply is. The more you can suspend judgment, the more you can learn and grow your power. Not to be cynical about this approach, but having studied some of these concepts from a Mahayana Buddhist perspective, the idea of utilizing the perspective of Beginner's Mind to "grow your power" is a gross misappropriation an…
Attachments to fame, money, and power inherently limit your power. This is why you always see cult leader types who use "real" spiritual tactics eventually fall into an ego-trap.
If you are truly "on the path", you will eventually be challenged to drop your ego. It matters not how you got onto the path, but how you respond to each challenge.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is for some people, and it isn't for others, which is why this kind of generic advice is amazing if it fits you exactly, and awful if it doesn't. I can function on six hours, but not well. I also can't easily take 15 minutes to meditate in the morning, because I have a two month old baby I have to help care for in the mornings. This somewhat limits my ability to meditate and exercise.
I don't really understand how your baby makes it difficult to take 15 minutes to meditate, because I would imagine you were sleeping in increments longer than 15 minutes. So why is this? Is the baby waking up when you wake up?
At that point (with the baby etc), you want to use ALL the time you get the chance to sleep.
You are not gonna waste 15 minutes meditating, nor do you have the courage to...
It's like asking why one can't go surfing/running/whatever after a 14 hour work shift. Yeah, you still have 10 hours left in the day, but you hardly have the power at that point...
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#40The main thing that has really impacted my productivity and happiness is following a set routine for an hour whenever I get up. So I do the following : 1. Brush 2. Meditate - 15 minutes 3. Write - I usually write "3 things that I am grateful for" and "3 things to focus on that particular day" 4. Exercise - 15 minute run I do this whenever I get up. So it's not like I get up at 6 in the morning everyday. I just get up…
6 hours is not enough sleep
You ignored his central point (that a morning routine helps set his focus for the day), and latched on to perhaps the least important piece of information in his post (the specific amount of sleep that works for him).
If you really feel the need to disagree, you might suggest better activities or make a compelling case that focus is considered harmful.