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Feb 2024
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What is "wishful thinking"?

SHAYNA OLIVEIRA
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Our question of the day is from a student who asked what the expression “wishful thinking” means. 

Wishful thinking is when there’s something you hope or want to happen… but the reality is that it probably won’t; it’s actually very unlikely. Let me give you a couple examples!

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