Scott Adams on Affirmations and How They've Worked for Him

I love the sense of humor in Scott Adams' Dilbert strip. When I was in HR, I especially adored Catbert, the evil HR director. Such a cynical and smart take on just how evil HR can be.

So it's fascinating to me to read Scott Adams' post about how he's used affirmations to achieve important goals. He's of course funny in this post, but is also self-deprecating and honest about how he can't explain exactly why they've worked.

Writing down or repeating affirmations out loud can be quite a woo-woo process. I found it surprising and charming to learn that someone like Scott (whom of course I've never met but who I imagine to be solidly connected to earth as he looks for and hilariously describes the absurd aspects of our everyday lives at the office) not only uses affirmations but is willing to admit it and write about it.

I've dabbled in the practice myself but so far it hasn't caught hold. I just feel really silly writing phrases over and over again that aren't true (yet!)

However, I'm comfortable with guided visualizations and all kinds of different journaling techniques, and can be relatively woo-woo when called upon.

What about you? Have you ever written down what you want repeatedly over time? If so, what results did you get?

Heather Mundell
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Comments

[Scott D]

Affirmations can be tricky. You need to word them very specifically in order to help your manifestation cause! Otherwise you could be inadvertently sabotaging your efforts. I babble on and on about this here- http://scottdblog.typepad.com/scott_desgrosseilliers/2008/01/affirmations.html