The Power of Positive Living with the subtitle “Everyday Psychology for Getting What You Want out of Life” by Douglas Lurton was among the first modern self-help books. It was published in 1950 and readers of recent self-help literature might find a lot of similarities to the unspoken number of books on the market now. Even the front cover looks like the cover of Eckhart Tolles “The Power of Now”. Books like “The Power of Positive Thinking,” and “The Power of Habit” and many more comes to mind. The Power of Positive Living, however, does not have any spiritual angle to the topic. It deals with modern psychology and how to apply it in order to live a better life. Today some would call this approach cognitive bias or framing psychology – in other words: to see the glass as half full rather than half empty.
From the book:
The challenge that you can get what you want from life if you really go after it is the keynote of this inspiring self-help hand book. With numerous real-life examples of individuals who made a success of their lives despite all sorts of obstacles, Mr. Lurton illustrates how the positive approach can lead you to success. Such benefits as personal freedom from indecision, fears, tensions, worry, a feeling of inferiority, and frustration can be yours if you will apply the directaction approach to your problems. In addition, man’s greatest needs can be fulfilled – the need for social acceptance, for a satisfactory love life, and for a satisfied ego. Mr. Lurton analyzes each of these needs, and supplies appropriate tests by which the reader can determine his own portion of these ingredients of happiness.
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thank you so much for this book, I think the theory can work ! but I have one question :
-psychology technic is equal to the fervent pray life ?