The TikTok platform has seen a surge in manifestation content with over nine billion views. One popular method is the three, six, nine technique, which involves writing down the desired manifestation three times in the morning, six times in the afternoon, and nine times in the evening.
Is there any scientific basis for the law of attraction? Are people who believe in “cosmic collaboration” more successful? And what happens when you write yourself a check for $10 million?
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