THE CONSCIOUS MIND

THE CONSCIOUS MIND

Why should we bother to "think positively?" Based on much published information, many people have benefited from positive thinking. And those of us who have consciously tried it have found it to be worthwhile. But how does it work--and how much of the success of positive thinking is a result of the Conscious mind?

You may already know your conscious awareness has a restricted capacity for retaining information. Research has shown we can hold 7 plus or minus 2 chunks of information in awareness at any one time. Techniques for helping people with their memory often vary the size of the chunks, or find ways to link small chunks into one larger chunk to allow more memory capacity. This is why telephone numbers are broken into three and four digit sections.

by PENNY TOMPKINS AND JAMES LAWLEY