Because of the success of The Secret, a book that has sold over 30,000,000 copies and translated in 50 languages, the Law of Attraction has become very popular. It asserts that if you want something to happen, all you have to do is believe in it and think about it a lot, and your thoughts will manifest it, whether it be events, goods, or even people. It will happen if you believe strongly enough in it. But is the Law of Attraction really true?

I believe that the Law of Attraction is 75% accurate. I don't agree with the way it states your thoughts manifest things with the powers of the cosmos since, simply, it's plain sense why it works in my perspective. See, we have something called a brain up here on the top of our heads. Because that is exactly what the brain is, I like to think of it as a problem-solving machine. That's what it's all about. That's how our DNA has been able to withstand the test of time for millions of years by devising a strategy to overcome any roadblocks or issues that may arise. When you present your brain with a problem, it immediately begins to solve it.

It's frigid, for example.

Your brain: Okay, let's make a fire.

We're starving.

Your brain: Okay, let's go cook or buy some food.

And the best part about our problem-solving machine is that it is the best problem-solving machine on the planet. We are the top of the food chain among the other millions of species on the earth. That's how effective our problem-solving machine is. Furthermore, each of us shares 99.9% of the coating of this problem-solving machine, or DNA as we prefer to call it, with every other human on the planet, including renowned scientists, athletes, and influential individuals.

As a result, it's safe to assume that the vast majority of people have access to a similarly capable problem-solving machine. Because of how excellent humans are at fixing issues, the Law of Attraction works. If you give your problem-solving machine a task to perform, it will begin searching your surroundings for solutions to the problem. As a result, people who decide to lose weight and begin visualizing themselves as slimmer are suddenly surrounded by additional possibilities to learn about weight loss. They claim, "Oh my goodness! It has to be the universe's Law of Attraction at work."

All of these posts are about ketosis, intermittent fasting, or the serendipitous encounter with someone who provides you fitness advice. You are not being set up by the universe. Those possibilities have always existed. It's simply that you didn't see them until you started obsessing over weight loss. This rule can be applied to almost everything. You aspire to be wealthy. Consider it and visualize yourself as a millionaire. If you want a girlfriend, think about it and visualize yourself having one. And then your girlfriend will remark, "Well, this isn't true."

There are numerous items I desire and consider too. They never seem to show up. This is due to the fact that the law of attraction isn't 100 percent correct. You can't just conjure something up and it emerges in front of your eyes. We are not in the world of Hunter X Hunter that can do just that.

Now, let's speak about the four common errors that people make that prevent them from achieving their goals because of this "Law of Attraction."

1. They stop giving themselves things to solve in their heads

This is fairly common nowadays, if you look about. People go out and drink alcohol. They sit in front of the TV or Netflix for hours, surfing through social media. They are video game players. It's as though people are trying to get away from reality. They don't want to take the time to think about what their problem-solving machine should do next.

In fact, they become so worried about the future that they disable themselves in every manner they can. They're essentially turning off their machine. So, if you say you want to be successful and establish your own business, but you spend six days a week under the influence of something, whether it's cannabis, drink, TV, or YouTube, you'll never be able to do so because guess why?

You haven't even turned on your problem-solving machine.

2. They attempt to solve problems that are impossible

There are some issues that your problem-solving machine won't be able to tackle. There is no such thing as a correct answer.

Consider the following scenario: you're in a toxic relationship.

You've been together for a long time, yet your relationship has been strained for some time. There are fights, breakups, reconciliations, manipulation, and a lack of trust. You spend so much time trying to heal the relationship when it's possible that it's something you can't truly change. It's sometimes preferable to just walk away when there's nothing you can do to fix something.

Trying to fix something in the past is another example of an impossible situation. Many of us spend a significant amount of time brooding about the past. "Oh, I should have done this in high school or Oh, I should have said this to." And by doing so, you're instructing your problem-solving machine to solve the problem. But it won't be able to. It's not going to happen. You won't be able to solve it if you go back in time. So you're only wasting more time in the end.

3. People offer their minds problems that are incompatible with one another

Because it's something that goes unnoticed, I'd say this is the number one, most terrible error people make. Let's imagine you want to be in a relationship and you're constantly thinking about it. You spend time thinking about why you don't deserve to be in a relationship, but you also spend time thinking about why you don't deserve to be single. The majority of single people who desperately want to be in a relationship don't think they're beautiful or mistrust their ability to court someone of the other sex. So you're directing your problem-solving machine to do two things in this scenario.

• First and foremost, seek for ways to enter into a relationship.

• Second, seek for evidence that I'll never be in a relationship.

The answer to the second problem contradicts the answer to the first. To prove that you'll never be in a relationship, you'll start acting in ways that will make it impossible for you to be in one.

Another example of this can be found among my childhood buddies. They all claim to desire to run their own company and make a fortune. However, they do not believe that taking risks is safe or possible. So they're directing their problem-solving machine to solve two problems in this situation.

• First and foremost, look for opportunities to start a business and make a lot of money.

• Second, seek for evidence that taking risks is neither safe nor possible.

Again, your brain can't solve problem one when it's looking for solutions to problems, because if you're looking for proof that risk can't be taken, you'll pass up every opportunity that could have blossomed into a profitable business.

4. They do not give their brain sufficient time to address the problem

Let's say your goal is to build a six-figure business. How long do you think it would take you if you knew exactly what to do? Even the most brilliant minds would have to work for at least a year or two to achieve this goal from scratch. But you're neither the brightest or the smartest, and you're at a loss on what to do. So it'll take you anything from two to ten years of asking your issue-solving computer to tackle this problem in order to solve the problem.

People have a high level of impatience. They believe, "Okay, let's talk about the Law of Attraction. I'm going to think about my six-figure business for a week or a month."

However, if you ask every successful business owner how their first month of operation went, they'll tell you, "Well, it usually sucked really bad," but the reason they succeed is because they keep asking the problem-solving machine to fix the problem until it does.

The capacity to turn on your problem-solving machine is crucial to make the Law of Attraction work for you. Ask it to solve one problem all of the time to cleanse your mind of any other issues that might conflict with it, and to ensure that you're asking a problem that can be answered. That is the reason. Although all of this magic book talk about thinking and visualizing your objectives may appear to be nonsense, it's actually quite powerful and effective, because when you visualize a goal and think about it constantly, you're telling your problem-solving machine what you want it to do.

"I want that." So let's get to work, and that's all there is to it.

Conclusion

The Law of Attraction is actually beneficial, and the purpose of writing is to address a common problem that most individuals have: being too Juan Tamad or Lazy Juan. Things can happen, but they rarely do so without the correct and necessary actions. As a result, don't use the Law of Attraction as an excuse to do nothing. Don't overdo it, don't be too sure that things will happen just because you imagine and claim them, and never lose touch with reality. Always remember that life is more enjoyable when you have problems to solve. This is where your life is honed. So, embrace your problems and obstacles, and then use the Law of Attraction to help you.

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