# Visualization can be either harmful or helpful * Visualization has been shown to help people perform great feats * People visualizing success or talking about it often fail to do the thing <!-- #evergreen --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Visualization+can+be+either+harmful+or+helpful) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Visualization+can+be+either+harmful+or+helpful) <!-- {BearID:0E2110BC-362A-4A58-9F9B-C00C3B019603-19569-0003CC777D03262D} -->