KLPNO
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Hello everyone,
From the book Psychology of hope by Charles Snyder.
We are inherently goal-oriented as we think about our futures. In the words of the noted psychotherapist Alfred Adler, “We cannot think, feel, will, or act without the perception of a goal.” Indeed, goals capture our attention from the time we awaken in the morning until the time we go to sleep (where, should we dream, goals still appear in the theater of our minds). This conclusion holds whether you live in a Western or an Eastern culture, or any other for that matter. It is simply unthinkable not to think about goals. Can you do it right now? Careful, because if you try not to entertain a goal, you have one.
Am I correct in thinking that "as" in "as we think about our futures" means "when", not "because"?
From the book Psychology of hope by Charles Snyder.
We are inherently goal-oriented as we think about our futures. In the words of the noted psychotherapist Alfred Adler, “We cannot think, feel, will, or act without the perception of a goal.” Indeed, goals capture our attention from the time we awaken in the morning until the time we go to sleep (where, should we dream, goals still appear in the theater of our minds). This conclusion holds whether you live in a Western or an Eastern culture, or any other for that matter. It is simply unthinkable not to think about goals. Can you do it right now? Careful, because if you try not to entertain a goal, you have one.
Am I correct in thinking that "as" in "as we think about our futures" means "when", not "because"?
