"I can pass this exam", "I am a wonder-ful person and will find love again" and "I am capable and deserve that pay rise" are phrases that students, the brokenhearted and driven employees may repeat to themselves over and over again in the face of adversity. Self-help books through the ages, including Norman Vincent Peak's 1952 classic, "The Power of Positive Thinking", have encouraged people with low self-esteem to make positive self-statements. New research, however, suggests it may do more harm than good.
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机译：“我可以通过考试”，“我是一个很棒的人，并且会再次找到爱心”和“我有能力，应该得到加薪”，这是学生，伤心欲绝的员工可能会一遍又一遍地重复自己的话。再次面对逆境。自古以来的自助书籍，包括诺曼·文森特·匹克（Norman Vincent Peak）1952年的经典著作《积极思考的力量》，一直鼓励自卑的人们做出积极的自我陈述。然而，新的研究表明，这样做弊大于利。
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