A common claim in business and self-help seminars is that optimists are luckier.Is it true that optimism leads to greater success in life?If so, what part of the brain support this so called higher self? Basal ganglia?
Does law of attraction have psychological basis?
personality;motivation;performance;positive thinking
I'm giving this as an answer, because it is too long for a comment:The Law of Attraction and Positive Thinking are not the same and should not be confused as they are in the question.The Law of Attraction  as it was developed in the New Thought Movement, taken up and spread in the New Age community by Esther and Jerry Hicks, and made popular by the movie The Secret , states that if you achieve the state of being that corresponds to being rich (or having a partner or whatever you desire that you do not have in real life), the universe will match reality with your state of being and provide the wealth (or partner or whatever you wish). The claim is that if you truly achieve the state of being of having a pocket full of money, you will have a pocket full of money.Positive Thinking states that if you are in an optimistic frame of mind, you will overcome inner obstacles (such as limiting beliefs that keep you from trying what you actually could achieve) and recieve more support from other people (because they are not longer put off by your grumpiness).The Law of Attraction is magical thinking and opposed to the currently dominant scientific worldview as it contradicts physical laws, while Positive Thinking is supported by it and has been generally confirmed by psychological research.