Magical thinking? 痴心妄想
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> "<span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="famously">famously</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="infamously">infamously</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> "<span word="magically">magically</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span>".</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span>, <span word="vanishing">vanishing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="vapor">vapor</span>.</p><p><span word="Magical">Magical</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wishful">wishful</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>. <span word="Essentially">Essentially</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span>, <span word="magically">magically</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="pigeons">pigeons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="magically">magically</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sleeves">sleeves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magician">magician</span>.</p><p><span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="superstition">superstition</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="science">science</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="folding">folding</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corona">corona</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="blown">blown</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="seas">seas</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>", <span word="a">a</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wishing">wishing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>:</p><p>1. "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>. <span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="it">it</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="superwoman">superwoman</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="fully">fully</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trait">trait</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="perfection">perfection</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="angst">angst</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="better">better</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>." <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perfection">perfection</span>.</p>
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