It sounds like a sophisticated version of “positive thinking”.
Sort of. It’s important to consider the downsides of a potential new goal, too, though—if you have to bias your thinking about a goal to convince yourself it’s something worthwhile to do, you probably shouldn’t be pursuing it in the first place.
Sort of. It’s important to consider the downsides of a potential new goal, too, though—if you have to bias your thinking about a goal to convince yourself it’s something worthwhile to do, you probably shouldn’t be pursuing it in the first place.