Do You Believe in Manifesting?
Does this kind of positive thinking help you find hope in the face of uncertainty? Or is it just too unrealistic?
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Jan. 28, 2021
Do you believe that it is possible to make good things happen for yourself simply by thinking about them? Have you ever tried?
If so, you are among the many members of Gen Z who practice manifesting, or “achieving material and psychic rewards through sheer force of mind.”
Do you think that this method of positive thinking is a helpful tool for coping with uncertainty, especially during the coronavirus pandemic? Or do you agree with some critics of the practice, who argue that it is an unrealistic fad embraced by misguided or entitled practitioners?
Manifesting, for the Rest of Us
A new generation has turned to an eons-old practice of envisioning positive outcomes.
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By the time he was 9, Jerome Lamaar had learned how to seize on his heart’s desire. “I was hoping to get my hands on the Power Ranger Flip Heads,” said Mr. Lamaar, a 35-year-old, Bronx-bred fashion designer. “I never told anyone, but I wanted these toys so bad. I sat in my room holding this scenario in my head of how I would feel when I got them.”