The Thought Exchange
{{Short description|2011 self-help book by David Friedman}}
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The Thought Exchange: Overcoming Our Resistance To Living A Sensational Life is a self-help book written by David Friedman, published in 2011. A response to the law of attraction,{{cite web|url=http://herewomentalk.com/the-secret-missing-link-david-friedma |title=The Thought Exchange: David Friedman Reveals The Secret's Missing Link |publisher=Here Women Talk |date= 6 March 2012|accessdate=2013-01-07}} it claims that positive thinking techniques and self-help books cannot work unless the person becomes aware of his/her physical sensations and is willing to experience them.{{cite web|last=Skipper |first=Richard |url=http://richardskipper.blogspot.com/2012/01/david-friedman.html |title=Richard Skipper Celebrates...: David Friedman! |publisher=Richardskipper.blogspot.com |date=2012-01-24 |accessdate=2013-01-07}} The book also suggests that we are invisible 'avatars' who experience the world by noticing sensations and thoughts.The Thought Exchange, {{ISBN|9780578077901}}. Published by Library Tales Publishing The book was promoted on the Today Show in April 2011.{{cite web|url=http://allday.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/04/25/6524804-kathie-lee-hoda-and-sara-talk-favorite-things?lite |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502125826/http://allday.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/04/25/6524804-kathie-lee-hoda-and-sara-talk-favorite-things?lite |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-05-02 |title=Kathie Lee, Hoda and Sara talk Favorite Things - allDAY |publisher=MSNBC |date= |access-date=2013-01-07}}{{cite web |url=http://archives.zeusradio.com/here-women-talk/yak-kay-van-hoesen/the-thought-exchange-with-david-friedman-3-7-2012/ |accessdate=2023-05-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512064948/http://archives.zeusradio.com/here-women-talk/yak-kay-van-hoesen/the-thought-exchange-with-david-friedman-3-7-2012/ |archivedate=May 12, 2012 |language=en |title=The Thought Exchange |first=David |last=Friedman |date=July 3, 2012}} The methods mentioned in the Thought Exchange are also taught by Friedman in New Thought Churches across the United States.{{cite web|url=http://submit.enaturalawakenings.com/FAIR/Calendar/index.php/name/The-THOUGHT-EXCHANGE-at-UNITY-CENTER/event/8184/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714073439/http://submit.enaturalawakenings.com/FAIR/Calendar/index.php/name/The-THOUGHT-EXCHANGE-at-UNITY-CENTER/event/8184/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |title=The Thought Exchange At Unity Center - Fair Calendar |publisher=Submit.enaturalawakenings.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-07}}
Documentary film
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The book became the influence for the 2012 film by the same title. The film was directed by Usher Morgan and starred Friedman, Lucie Arnaz, Arje Shaw and others.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2243629/|title = The Thought Exchange|website = IMDb|date = 15 March 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0084QH2TO/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B007Z62VJ0&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=17PY62XS0AVSK0XPPG98 |title=The Thought Exchange - Practical Method of Moving Beyond Positive Thinking: David Friedman, Lucie Arnaz, Michelle Spiro, Usher Morgan: Amazon Video |website=Amazon |date= |accessdate=2013-01-07}} The film received a few positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_thought_exchange/ |title=The Thought Exchange |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date= |accessdate=2013-01-07}} and was widely reviewed by various self-help and spiritual bloggers {{cite web|url=https://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/51642/ |title=The Thought Exchange |publisher=Film Threat |date=2012-06-11 |accessdate=2013-01-07}}{{cite web|author=Alysia |url=http://www.michigalmom.com/2012/05/review-of-thought-exchange.html |title=MichiGal: Review of The Thought Exchange |publisher=Michigalmom.com |date=2012-05-04 |accessdate=2013-01-07}}{{cite web|url=http://www.spoilerfreemoviesleuth.com/2012/04/thought-exchange.html |title=The Thought Exchange |publisher=Spoiler Free Movie Sleuth |date=2012-04-30 |accessdate=2013-01-07}}{{cite web |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/why-did-secret-not-work-breakthrough-film-11567322.html |title=Why Did "The Secret" Not Work ? a New Breakthrough Film, "The Thought Exchange", Tells All - Yahoo! Voices |publisher=voices.yahoo.com |date=2012-07-13 |accessdate=2013-01-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728232055/http://voices.yahoo.com/why-did-secret-not-work-breakthrough-film-11567322.html |archivedate=2014-07-28 }} The film was released Straight-to-DVD in May 2012.
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External links
- {{official website|1=http://www.thethoughtexchage.com/}}
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