Parayesia: The belief that people are out to get you (to a better place).
Frienemy: an enemy you convert into a friend (or treat as a friend even if you disagree).
Willusion: an imaginary thing (e.g., obstacle) that disappears when you apply your will to defeat it.
Plemptyful: the state of X being full of potential creation even if X seems to be empty.
Abutdance: the dance of turning around all the "but"s surrounding a decision and seeing the abundance side of things instead.
Showing posts with label reverse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reverse. Show all posts
Sunday, May 17, 2009
OppThink Quote from J.D. Salinger on Paranoia in Reverse
"I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy." - J. D. Salinger.
Do you see the glass as half empty, or half full? Salinger obviously believes the latter.
In fact, I would like to coin a new OppThink word (OppWord) in honor of this quote:
Parayesia: The belief that people are out to get you (to a better place).
Do you see the glass as half empty, or half full? Salinger obviously believes the latter.
In fact, I would like to coin a new OppThink word (OppWord) in honor of this quote:
Parayesia: The belief that people are out to get you (to a better place).
Friday, May 15, 2009
OppWords: Reversals of Fortune (aka Look the Other Way)
'STRESSED' spelled backwards is 'DESSERTS'.
Something to think about.
Something to think about.
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