Well....
Have you guys considered the danger of giving yourselves an inaccurate mindset when you're trying to think positive?
There was a study done on incompetence. Across the board, incompetent people were found to have an erroneous belief that their ability at something was much greater than it actually was. They also demonstrated consistently an inability to perceive negative feedback in that area.
Once these individuals were shown the painful truth in a way in which they could not deny it, something miraculous happened. They started to actually improve their performance in the areas in which they were incompetent.
So, the whole "if you believe it, it is true" thing doesn't hold water.
More on cobra venom. The body can grow resistent to cobra venom to an extent. The body can develop a response to the proteins in it. However, the kind of venom from cobra to cobra can vary. Where you think you might have an out and out immunity, along may come a cobra with venom that is just significantly different enough that it kills you. They actually talked about that on the National Geographic special.
So, in terms of mindset and generalization, believing you can can can is what can get you into real trouble in some situations.
[This message has been edited by babayada (edited August 20, 2005).]
