Quantifying Affirmations

[Balbrae]

A while back I wondered: if someone counted and tracked their affirmations, like a gym log, could that measure of control come to any good? For example, with a "clicker" one could track, say a thousand "reps" of Affirmation A, 500 "reps" of Affirmation B, etc., daily, as a dedicated routine. Then, based on the feedback given by the Universe, one might adjust the quantity, up or down, to arrive at a consistent, scientific level that proves most efficient and effective. Thus, one might have a scientific way to maximize efficiency--like "mega-dosing" positive suggestion. I'd like to see such a study of comparative results! It might be interesting!

[ChildOfNone]

The results would be interesting.
Why not figure out a way to experiment for yourself?

Words in and of themselves are powerful.
your experiment suggests the question to me of are words more powerful if there is aligned emotion behind them or more powerful through quantity of repitition. That would be a difficult experiment to formulate. How on earth could the strength of the emotion be quantified? But I wonder which is most powerful.

At times all I can do is repeat a phrase.
Sometimes aligning the appropriate, positive emotion seems to require far too much energy.

[Balbrae]

Originally Posted by ChildOfNone

The results would be interesting.
Why not figure out a way to experiment for yourself?

Words in and of themselves are powerful.
your experiment suggests the question to me of are words more powerful if there is aligned emotion behind them or more powerful through quantity of repitition. That would be a difficult experiment to formulate. How on earth could the strength of the emotion be quantified? But I wonder which is most powerful.

At times all I can do is repeat a phrase.
Sometimes aligning the appropriate, positive emotion seems to require far too much energy.

Hi, ChildOfNone. That's a great point! Affirmations are words, which can be quantified by number. But how does one quantify the emotional fuel that is attached to them? Maybe one might record: (1) the number of "reps" of a given affirmation per day; and (2) the subjective emotion felt during the "reps," for example, recording, say, gratefulness or joy at the level of high, medium, low, or none. Here, such a "none" level would apply in situations, where as you aptly describe: "[a]t times all I can do is repeat a phrase. Sometimes aligning the appropriate, positive emotion seems to require far too much energy." (That's a true and funny description--I think we have all been there! )

Hmm...I'll have to ponder how that might work out. Maybe I'll try the experiment and post the results in this thread. I'll mull it over. Thanks for your keen insight!