positive thinking

English

Noun

positive thinking (uncountable)

1. Focusing on thoughts of success, as a strategy for achievement.
   • 1953, Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking, →ISBN:

     I listened to your speech tonight in which you talked about the power of positive thinking, and I want to ask how I can get some faith in myself.

Translations

focusing on thoughts of success

• Dutch: positief denken
• Finnish: myönteinen ajattelu, positiivinen ajattelu
• French: pensée positive f
• German: positives Denken n
• Navajo: bihónéedzą́ągo ntsáhákees
• Polish: pozytywne myślenie n
• Russian: позити́вное мышле́ние n (pozitívnoje myšlénije)
• Spanish: pensamiento positivo m

See also

• optimism
• panglossianism