I wasn't sure where to post this, so I settled on this category. There is an interesting article at RealPsychology about visualization and goals. It suggests that the typical self-help suggestion to vividly visualize your goal as if it has already happened is not nearly as effective as visualizing the process you need to accomplish your goal.
They suggest that visualizing the result is actually harmful because it provides a false sense of satisfaction and it provides no information about how to achieve your desired result. On the other hand, visualizing the process is said to result in enhanced planning and lowered anxiety.
The self-help suggestion had always troubled me because they tell you in one breath that the mind cannot tell the difference between reality and something that is vividly imagined. They then tell you to vividly imagine your goal and your brain will make it happen. Why bother? It just got convinced that it HAS happened?
Why is this relevant? It points directly to the process employed by the Automatic Pilot paraliminal. I'll be approaching this tape in a whole new light...
If you're interested, the article can be found at http://www.realpsychology.com/article.asp?area=3&sub1=97&sub2=103&item=94
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