#magical-thinking

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Psychology
fromPsychology Today
14 hours ago

Instead of Waiting for Godot, Some Wait for Perfection

Imposterism becomes harmful when lives are organized around hiding perceived flaws through perfectionism and waiting for achievements to validate self-worth.
Parenting
fromBattery Power
1 week ago

What was the best baseball-related present you've ever received?

A child believes Santa exists and can bend reality, despite earlier learning the tooth fairy was a parental act.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Wishing Doesn't Make It So

Magical thinking and superstitions are common and usually harmless but become dangerous when they override critical thinking and obstruct confronting reality.
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