Future thought and behaviour change

Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 1 - 63
Published: Mar 13, 2012
Abstract
While there is a growing body of research on free thoughts such as fantasies and daydreams, the question of whether and how fantasies lead to effortful action and successful performance has hardly been investigated. The present article will show that, counter to what the popular self-help literature proposes, positive thinking can be detrimental to effort and success if it comes in the form of fantasies (free thoughts and images about the...
Paper Details
Title
Future thought and behaviour change
Published Date
Mar 13, 2012
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
1 - 63
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