KLPNO
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Hello everyone,
From the book Psychology of Hope by Charles Snyder.
The author talks about how people with waypower thinking (mental ability to come up with different ways to reach a desired goal) act when faced with an obstacle on the way to their goals.
Here we see that the straight path from Point A to Point B, the one that we may have taken previously, is now impassable. So, we perform mental gymnastics in which we plot another path, an end run. Of course, people generating alternative paths may not stop at just one. Because persons with high waypower capabilities believe they can find several ways to reach goals, in any given situation they change this mental blueprint to fit the particular goal and barriers that must be faced. Not everyone perceives they can produce the new pathways, however; these people often find themselves feeling painfully stuck when encountering a goal blockage. As such, a mind low in planfulness is disadvantaged under normal circumstances, and especially problematic during difficult times.
Is "may not stop at just one" a strong and categorical statement meaning that people generating alternative paths can't stop at just one?
Or does it imply that they probably can't stop at just one (a less strong and not so categorical statement)?
From the book Psychology of Hope by Charles Snyder.
The author talks about how people with waypower thinking (mental ability to come up with different ways to reach a desired goal) act when faced with an obstacle on the way to their goals.
Here we see that the straight path from Point A to Point B, the one that we may have taken previously, is now impassable. So, we perform mental gymnastics in which we plot another path, an end run. Of course, people generating alternative paths may not stop at just one. Because persons with high waypower capabilities believe they can find several ways to reach goals, in any given situation they change this mental blueprint to fit the particular goal and barriers that must be faced. Not everyone perceives they can produce the new pathways, however; these people often find themselves feeling painfully stuck when encountering a goal blockage. As such, a mind low in planfulness is disadvantaged under normal circumstances, and especially problematic during difficult times.
Is "may not stop at just one" a strong and categorical statement meaning that people generating alternative paths can't stop at just one?
Or does it imply that they probably can't stop at just one (a less strong and not so categorical statement)?
