http://blogs.mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2008/08/06/does-this-sound-like-anyone-you-know/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:18:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://blogs.mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2008/08/06/does-this-sound-like-anyone-you-know/#comment-11071 Publicus Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:16:11 +0000 http://blogs.mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2008/08/06/does-this-sound-like-anyone-you-know/#comment-11071 Each day would be five seconds less interesting, enjoyable, and productive (the time it took me to repeat the mantra). Admittedly, that is not a major cost; the real objection to the repititon of a mindless mantra is that is is silly. Emile Coue turned the use of a platitudinous soporific into a therapeutic method in the nineteenth century and called it auto-suggestion. ("Every day and in every way I am becoming better and better.") It was a massive failure (and scam). Dolan should read more about the history of his own profession before giving advice to others. There is nothing new in his method. In fact, there is much less. Coue's mantra at least was lyrical. Each day would be five seconds less interesting, enjoyable, and productive (the time it took me to repeat the mantra). Admittedly, that is not a major cost; the real objection to the repititon of a mindless mantra is that is is silly. Emile Coue turned the use of a platitudinous soporific into a therapeutic method in the nineteenth century and called it auto-suggestion. (”Every day and in every way I am becoming better and better.”) It was a massive failure (and scam). Dolan should read more about the history of his own profession before giving advice to others. There is nothing new in his method. In fact, there is much less. Coue’s mantra at least was lyrical.

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