The Secret promises we can ‘manifest’ what we want. But if that’s true, why aren’t we all rich and famous?

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:40:36 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/the-secret-promises-we-can-manifest-what-we-want-but-if-thats-true-why-arent-we-all-rich-and-famous-207426>

"Imagine you really wanted something and all you had to do was ask the universe
and you would get it. That’d be awesome, right?!

I present this to my students in my first-year Research Methods in Psychology
course, in the first session of the semester. Then I ask them what they think.

The first respondent is usually bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. They say
something like: “Absolutely! You can achieve anything you want if you put your
mind to it!” Emboldened, a handful of others express similar sentiments.
Naturally, there are also sceptical students, but at this point it doesn’t suit
my agenda to give them much oxygen.

Next, I tell the students I presume they’d all love to achieve High
Distinctions in my course. I tell them it is, in fact, possible, and I’m going
to share how it can be done. At this point, even the most sceptical students
are intrigued.

I tell them all they need to know is … The Secret."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

Comment via email

Home E-Mail Sponsors Index Search About Us