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Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot  The term did not exist before the 1950s. Prior to that, people probably thought what they thought. If you had tried to think "positively", people would just consider you "unrealistic" or "lacking objectivity". |
well, the term may not have been publicized prior to the 50's (time out for a brief moment of nostalgia...
), but that's not to say that the concept wasn't existent. i find it hard to believe that nvp was the first person in history to realize that 'positive thinking' was a good thing...