# "Law of Attraction" vs low expectations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-of-attraction-vs-low-expectations/709023>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 5, 2015, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-of-attraction-vs-low-expectations/709023 "2015-01-05T08:57:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-of-attraction-vs-low-expectations/709023/21 "2015-01-17T03:43:43Z")

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> [@Smeghead](#):
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> …The uncomfortable correlation being that if you die of cancer, it’s because you didn’t wish hard enough for it to go away.

The author said that when asked who would survive cancer, the doctors say that those that are more positive tend to survive.

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**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-of-attraction-vs-low-expectations/709023/22 "2015-01-17T03:47:41Z")

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I just listened the chapter about avoiding feelings of being overwhelmed - a subject that is very relevant to me. The author said that he lets his phone just take messages at home rather than let it ring - so that he can remain “present”. He also said that it is ok to not respond to emails and he often deletes his emails - after all, he says, if it is important they’d send the message again. He also says that most problems solve themselves (the “law of least effort”)

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-of-attraction-vs-low-expectations/709023/23 "2015-01-17T04:06:44Z")

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> [@JohnClay](#):
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> The author said that when asked who would survive cancer, the doctors say that those that are more positive tend to survive.

Hearing that one’s cancer has gone into remission tends to put a smile on your face.

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**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-of-attraction-vs-low-expectations/709023/24 "2015-01-17T04:07:41Z")

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> [@msmith537](#):
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> …Just “wanting to get rich” is not enough…

“Wanting” means you have lack… but if you “know” you will be rich you will be right. (and also right if you know you won’t be rich) :rolleyes:

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