system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
What does psychology say on the “law of attraction”?

What is the psychological science backed perspective on the “law of attraction”.
gpt
The law of attraction is scientifically unsupported; it's been thoroughly debunked.  That said, there are empirically-supported benefits of maintaining optimism and goal-focus, but they are things like "more likely to notice opportunities," "more likely to take smart risks," and "bounce back more easily from disappointment," not reality-defying ideas like altering probability in your favor.