Should you always think rationally

When we come to this world, we didn't know anything, now we seem to know everything. We have our opinions of everything and we have our opinions of ourselves, everything we possess as opinions  or views are learned, since they are learned, they can be unlearned. We can unlearn them and replace them with better opinions or views, opinions or views that can help us live a better life.

There are no outer issues, there are only inner issues.

Positive thinking and Rational thinking

Suppose that you are working with a customer on a potential order, before the order is officially confirmed(the customer makes the deposit), if you think rationally, what will you think?

I will think, “I don’t know if I will eventually get this order, but I will do my due diligence and try.”

How will this thinking affect you?

I will just do what I am supposed to do and see what the result will be.

What will the outcome be?

I may get this order, and I may not get the order.

Why?

Because I will not work hard to get this order.

OK. So if you think positively, what will you think?

I will think, “I will get this order. I just need to do whatever it requires to get the order.”

How will this thinking affect you?

I will do whatever it requires to get the order.

What will the outcome be?

I will get this order.

Why?

I do whatever it requires to get the order, therefore I can get this order.

Rational thinking seems rational, however, our thinking influences our behaviors and actions, if the  outcome will be influenced by our behaviors and actions, rational thinking will be a self-fulfilling prophecy, therefore rational thinking is actually not so rational, because it is from a tunnel vision, it's like that during a Chess game, the Chess player can only see one step or two steps while positive thinking can also act as a self-fulfilling prophecy, but it is a self-fulfilling prophecy in a good way/direction, it empowers us, drags us to the path which leads to a good outcome, lets us act positively, dramatically increases the likelihood of success.


In deed, there is no rational thinking, there are only commonsense thinking and unconfident thinking. To think that a piece of red-hot iron will burn you if you touch it is not rational thinking, it is just commonsense thinking. To think that you may achieve something and you may not achieve something is not rational thinking, it is just unconfident thinking because you don't believe that you have the ability to make it achieved.