Comments on: Manifrustration http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/ Investigations on the Psycho-Spiritual Life Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:49:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: sashen http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-25712 sashen Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:33:58 +0000 http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-25712 Hi Lyn, While I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV, I'm glad to have helped cure you of this malady ;-) BTW, you hit the nail on the head: the RARE times where it SEEMS to work is what gives us the notion that it is, in fact, a reproducible event... because our brains are wired to: a) Give extra weight to rare events b) Try to reproduce causes that lead to effects we desire c) Misunderstand what the actual causes are, giving extra importance to rare events! And, you've described my experience as well -- I'm MUCH happier since I stopped trying to control the universe so that it would give me things I *thought* would make me happy (oh, we're also wired to try to predict what would make us happy in the future, and to forget how bad we are at this endeavor). Hi Lyn,

While I’m not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV, I’m glad to have helped cure you of this malady ;-)

BTW, you hit the nail on the head: the RARE times where it SEEMS to work is what gives us the notion that it is, in fact, a reproducible event… because our brains are wired to:

a) Give extra weight to rare events
b) Try to reproduce causes that lead to effects we desire
c) Misunderstand what the actual causes are, giving extra importance to rare events!

And, you’ve described my experience as well — I’m MUCH happier since I stopped trying to control the universe so that it would give me things I *thought* would make me happy (oh, we’re also wired to try to predict what would make us happy in the future, and to forget how bad we are at this endeavor).

]]> By: Lyn http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-25710 Lyn Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:45:25 +0000 http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-25710 I want to thank you for coining this term. I have personally suffered from this affliction! I tried the LOA when I was single, and affirmed and meditated on meeting a great guy for hours one day - and guess what? I met one that night, five years ago, whom I am still with. This led me to believe in manifestation, but every single time I've tried it since, it has resulted in manifrustration. I have lately been researching critiques of the LOA because of my manifrustration. My faith in this law is finally broken - and I am much happier to be free of it. It caused more frustration than abundance, I must say. Thank you for giving my affliction a diagnoses. I want to thank you for coining this term. I have personally suffered from this affliction! I tried the LOA when I was single, and affirmed and meditated on meeting a great guy for hours one day - and guess what? I met one that night, five years ago, whom I am still with. This led me to believe in manifestation, but every single time I’ve tried it since, it has resulted in manifrustration. I have lately been researching critiques of the LOA because of my manifrustration. My faith in this law is finally broken - and I am much happier to be free of it. It caused more frustration than abundance, I must say. Thank you for giving my affliction a diagnoses.

]]> By: sashen http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-23416 sashen Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:05:28 +0000 http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-23416 Susan, I think there are treatments for your condition ;-) Susan,

I think there are treatments for your condition

;-)

]]> By: Susan http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-23389 Susan Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:25:45 +0000 http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-23389 For some reason a word association game starts working in my head when I hear this. I hear words like 'manwhore' and 'manboobs'. dammit Steve! For some reason a word association game starts working in my head when I hear this. I hear words like ‘manwhore’ and ‘manboobs’.

dammit Steve!

]]> By: Seymore (not my real name) http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-20810 Seymore (not my real name) Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:06:07 +0000 http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-20810 Funny and accurate. I'm glad I have an official name for this condition now. I was using "Goofy". This new name "manifrustration" is perfect for the reasons Jeanne listed too. That bookstore skit was way funny. Thanks. Funny and accurate. I’m glad I have an official name for this condition now. I was using “Goofy”. This new name “manifrustration” is perfect for the reasons Jeanne listed too. That bookstore skit was way funny. Thanks.

]]> By: Lana http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-20668 Lana Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:21:58 +0000 http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-20668 Perfect description! Love it. Perfect description! Love it.

]]> By: Jeanne http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-20418 Jeanne Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:07:34 +0000 http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-20418 Manifrustration is a great new word that might annoy feminists. MAN-ifrustration. See? Hmmm, "manifrustration" could carry another meaning, one that describes the plight of feminists. Speaking of feminists, I recently saw a fun video that pokes fun at feminism - but it's really more of a spoof on the New Age. In case you haven't seen it, here is a link to "Feminist Bookstore", featuring Fred Armisen of SNL and Carrie Brownstein of the band Sleater-Kinney: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcOUsPTcvFI Bonzai! Manifrustration is a great new word that might annoy feminists.

MAN-ifrustration. See?

Hmmm, “manifrustration” could carry another meaning, one that describes the plight of feminists.

Speaking of feminists, I recently saw a fun video that pokes fun at feminism - but it’s really more of a spoof on the New Age. In case you haven’t seen it, here is a link to “Feminist Bookstore”, featuring Fred Armisen of SNL and Carrie Brownstein of the band Sleater-Kinney:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcOUsPTcvFI

Bonzai!

]]> By: Sid Leavitt http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-20404 Sid Leavitt Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:48:28 +0000 http://sashen.com/blog/49/manifrustration/#comment-20404 Great post. Manifestly great. Great post. Manifestly great.

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