auto-suggestion

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auto-suggestion - a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s

autosuggestion, self-suggestion

self-improvement, self-reformation - the act of improving yourself

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auto-suggestion

[ˈɔːtəʊsəˈdʒestʃən] N → (auto)sugestión f

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One hardly goes to the parish constable with a story of suicide imposed by witchcraft or auto-suggestion."

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A ritual such as clocking in at a certain specified hour (for me, it is first thing in the morning before the distractions of the day, as I suspect is true for many other writers as well) or wearing certain clothes or eating certain foods or surrounding oneself with certain objects triggers a fall into the writing mood, as though by hypnosis or auto-suggestion, like Alice falling down the rabbit hole.

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If they reply "Yes", I give the advice: "Continue with it then, and practise auto-suggestion also."

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After all, it's only an auto-suggestion among friends to tag your photo.

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Schultz also developed a series of mental exercises based on his study of hallucinations, and these formulas were introduced in an advanced stage of training for therapeutic purposes and are similar to the techniques proposed by Emile Coue in his book Self-mastery Through Conscious Auto-suggestion, first published in 1922.