{"id":23101,"date":"2016-02-09T22:42:50","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T22:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/saying-these-words-can-actually-make-you\/"},"modified":"2016-02-09T22:42:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T22:42:31","slug":"saying-these-words-can-actually-make-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/saying-these-words-can-actually-make-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying these words can actually make you successful"},"content":{"rendered":"

{There is power in the tongue, many would tell you. But a Stanford professor has gone on to prove that language shapes the way you approach your goals, which can in turn make you achieve those goals.}<\/p>\n

According to Bernard Roth, a professor of engineering at Stanford and the academic director of Stanford\u2019s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, the way you speak not only affects how others perceive you; it also has the potential to shape your behaviour.<\/p>\n

He revealed that swapping one word for another could make all the difference in how you approach your goals.<\/p>\n

Below are two of the examples he gave in his new book \u2014 The Achievement Habit.<\/p>\n

1. Swap \u2018but\u2019 for \u2018and\u2019<\/p>\n

We all tend to use but rather than and \u2014 it\u2019s common for everybody, but Roth suggests to use the word \u2018and\u2019 if you want to achieve your goals.<\/p>\n

You might be tempted to say, \u201cI want to go to the movies, but I have work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead, Roth suggests saying, \u201cI want to go to the movies, and I have work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Roth, \u201cWhen you use the word but, you create a conflict (and sometimes a reason) for yourself that does not really exist,\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, when you use the word and, \u201cyour brain gets to consider how it can deal with both parts of the sentence\u201d Roth writes.<\/p>\n

2. Swap \u2018have to\u2019 for \u2018want to\u2019 <\/p>\n

Roth believes that using the words \u2018want to\u2019 would help you pursue your goal better than using the words \u2018have to\u2019. He recommends that people should try the simple exercise of using the words \u2018want to\u2019 rather than \u2018have to\u2019.<\/p>\n

According to Roth, \u201cThis exercise is very effective in getting people to realize that what they do in their lives \u2014 even the things they find unpleasant \u2014 are in fact what they have chosen,\u201d<\/p>\n

For example, one of Roth\u2019s students felt he had to take the math courses required for his graduate program, even though he hated them. At some point after completing the exercise, he realised that he really did want to take the classes because the benefit of completing the requirement outweighed the discomfort of sitting through classes he didn\u2019t enjoy.<\/p>\n

Both of these tweaks are based on a key component of a problem-solving strategy called \u201cdesign thinking.\u201d When you employ this strategy, you try to challenge your automatic thinking and see things as they really are.<\/p>\n

So, who would take off the \u2018buts\u2019 and \u2018have to\u2019 from your vocabulary?<\/p>\n

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