Thinking Like a Writer: Positive Thinking

How mental attitudes might reverse the effects of old age: A conversation with Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer about her latest research on how positive thinking can improve your health.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-12-01/ellen_langer_mindfulness_and_the_power_of_thought

Website: http://www.ellenlanger.com/art/

Writing a Story

Saw this advice and really liked it. This is simple straightforward and doable.

• Give the character a problem, no matter how small. 
• When the character tries to solve the problem, make the attempt fail. 
• Make it fail in such a way that things get worse.
• Now the character has a bigger problem. 
• When the character tries to solve that one...
• ...add another try/fail cycle.
• To end the story, have your character put everything on the line in one last big try, which either succeeds or fails.