The definition of affirmation #shorts

8 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube video (TJ Walker, uploaded Aug 8, 2023) reframes "affirmations" from cheesy, hard-to-sustain mantras to any positive statement or habit that helps change mindset or behavior. Walker notes common problems—people stop saying affirmations after about a week and many affirmations sound cheesy—but argues for a practical definition (new mindset/idea/habit) and endorses using affirmations pragmatically.

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Affirmations get a bad rap, and I'm guilty of spreading that bad rap. The reason I traditionally didn't like affirmations is I believe very few people are willing to stand up, look at a mirror, or just state out loud a positive affirmation after about a week. The second problem I have with affirmations so many of them are so cheesy. I'm so wonderful and one with the universe. But that's not really the way to look at affirmations. An affirmation is any positive statement you wish to affirm to help your life. A new mindset, a new idea, a new habit. If that's the definition of affirmations, then I'm all in. And you should be too. Please follow the TJ Walker habit.