Affirmations you can actually believe
Affirmations backfire when the statement is further than you can reach. oléyoga writes its own, in the register the research prefers: what is possible rather than what is already true.
The guides
- What they areBeginner7 min readpositive affirmationsAffirmations help some people and measurably hurt others. The two different things called affirmation, which one has the evidence, and how to tell them apart.Read the guide
- Writing your ownBeginner7 min readhow to write affirmationsThe rule that matters is believability, not positivity. Four shapes that survive a bad morning, why questions beat statements, and the pronoun trick.Read the guide
- The evidenceBeginner7 min readdo affirmations workRepeating 'I am a lovable person' made people with low self-esteem feel worse than doing nothing. What the research found, and which version does work.Read the guide
- The first hourBeginner7 min readmorning affirmationsCortisol rises about 50% in the 30 minutes after you wake. What to say into that window, and what to say instead if you wake up anxious.Read the guide
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