ABSTRACT
Negative.feedback.is.an.inevitable.part.of.successful.goal.attainment..For.example,.one.sets.out.to. jog.3.miles.but.has.to.stop.after.1.5.miles,.gasping.for.breath..This.feedback.may.be.acknowledged. as.important.information.suggesting.that.one.needs.to.get.into.better.shape..However,.one.may.also. interpret.it.as.an.indicator.of.low.athleticism,.leading.one.to.give.up.on.the.desire.to.establish.a. regular.exercise.routine..Kurt.Lewin.(1948).described.how.such.dilemmas.capture.the.paradoxical. nature.of.the.pursuit.of.wish.fulfillment..For.successful.wish.fulfillment,.people.need.to.acknowledge.negative.feedback.without.letting.it.harm.their.positive.beliefs.in.themselves.or.their.beliefs. about.what.the.future.holds.for.them.
