Wishful thinking Wishful thinking is the formation of beliefs based on what might be pleasing to imagine, rather than on evidence, rationality, or reality. It is a product of resolving conflicts between belief and desire. Methodologies to examine wishful thin ...

is the formation of beliefs according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to rationality. Wishful Thinking may also refer to:

Music

Performers

* Wishful Thinking (Australian band), a pop punk band * Wishful Thinking (British band), a rock band

Albums

* ''Wishful Thinking'' (Earl Klugh album), 1984 * ''Wishful Thinking'' (Neck Deep album), 2014 * ''Wishful Thinking'' (Propaganda album), 1985 * ''Wishful Thinking'', by

Ed O.G. Edward Anderson (born November 27, 1970) is a hip-hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts, better known by his stage name Ed O.G.. Edo is the seniormost hip-hop artist from Boston (if not from anywhere in Massachusetts), in the sense that he was ...

, 2002

Songs

* "Wishful Thinking" (China Crisis song), 1983 * "Wishful Thinking" (Duncan Sheik song), 1998 * "Wishful Thinking" (Wynn Stewart song), 1959 * "Wishful Thinking", by 4hero from ''

Two Pages ''Two Pages'' is the third studio album by English electronic music group 4hero, released via Talkin' Loud on 13 July 1998. It peaked at number 38 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize in 1998. A connecte ...

'', 1998 * "Wishful Thinking", by Alphaville from ''

Salvation (Alphaville album) ''Salvation'' is the fifth album by German synth-pop band Alphaville and was released in 1997. Three tracks from the album were released as singles: "Wishful Thinking", "Flame", and "Soul Messiah". However, none of them charted on the German sin ...

'', 1997 * "Wishful Thinking", by

Dan Hill Daniel Grafton Hill IV (born 3 June 1954) is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter. He had two major international hits with his songs " Sometimes When We Touch" and " Can't We Try", a duet with Vonda Shepard, as well as a number of other chart ...

* "Wishful Thinking", by the Ditty Bops from ''

The Ditty Bops The Ditty Bops were an American band from Los Angeles, California that began with Warner Brothers, and later self-produced recordings. Noted for their tight vocal harmonies by Abby DeWald and Amanda Barrett, they incorporated a variety of musi ...

'', 2004 * "Wishful Thinking", by John Petrucci from ''

Suspended Animation Suspended animation is the slowing or stopping of biological function so that physiological capabilities are preserved. States of suspended animation are common in micro-organisms and some plant tissue, such as seeds. Many animals, including l ...

'', 2005 * "Wishful Thinking", by Natasha Bedingfield from '' Roll with Me'', 2019 * "Wishful Thinkin, by Poison from ''

Hollyweird Hollyweird is the sixth studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released through Cyanide Music on May 21, 2002. It debuted at No. 103 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 8 on the Independent Albums chart and sold 11,000 copies in its fi ...

'', 2002 * "Wishful Thinkin, by Sly & the Family Stone from ''

Small Talk Small talk is an informal type of discourse that does not cover any functional topics of conversation or any transactions that need to be addressed. In essence, it is polite and standard conversation about unimportant things. The phenomenon ...

'', 1974 * "Wishful Thinkin, by Tony Booth (a.k.a. Johnny Booth) * "Wishful Thinking", by Travis Tritt from '' Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof'', 1994 * "Wishful Thinking", by Wilco from ''

A Ghost Is Born ''A Ghost Is Born'' is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Wilco, released on June 22, 2004, by Nonesuch Records. It features singer Jeff Tweedy on lead guitar more than any previous Wilco album. The band streamed the album online ...

'', 2004

Other media

* ''Wishful Thinking'' (film), a 1997 American romantic comedy * ''Wishful Thinking'' (book), a 1973 non-fiction book by Frederick Buechner * "Wishful Thinking" (''Captain N: The Game Master''), a television episode * "Wishful Thinking" (''Supernatural''), a television episode

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