Power of positive thinking

Peale, N. V., The Power of Positive Thinking, Prentice-Hall, New York, 1952. 

As a trivial example, think of the exponential function exp(—t) for positive times Its series expansion contains all positive powers of time, which grow indehnitely for a long time ... 

In other words, whenever and wherever you can, read your writing to yourself. Think of yourself as that courtroom attorney. Do you really want to get up and talk to the judge and jury as if you were sitting next to them in a bar or a restaurant, or do you want to use the fuU power of your position and speak with authority You would never walk up to the judge and jury and say, Hey guys, how are you all doing today If you just chiU with me for a while, I U prove why my guy here is innocent. Being per-... 

Neither philosophical position came to dominate Greek ideas about change, but it was this kind of debate that helped to make Greek philosophical inquiry so powerful. We still think about the ideas of Heraclitus and Parmenides. 

Considering this definition of science it becomes imperative that the students be exposed to the scientific way of finding out. Scientific method of teaching helps to develop the power of reasoning, application of scientific knowledge, critical thinking and positive attitude, in the learner. 

Fourth, although I have argued that in the case under discussion the economic costs of compensation are quite irrelevant, that is not to say that more general cost pressure is irrelevant. The power of the union movement in this industry stems ultimately from its ability to disrupt a building schedule which can be extremely costly to the principal contractor. In this sense cost pressures do provide a safety incentive. But these pressures do not exert themselves in any automatic way as the believers in market forces might like to think. They operate only because the unions are in a position to impose them should building firms slacken in their commitment to safety. 

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