Wishful thinking (disambiguation)

Wishful thinking 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:

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

• Wishful Thinking (Earl Klugh album), 1984
• Wishful Thinking (Neck Deep album), 2014
• Wishful Thinking (Propaganda album), 1985
• Wishful Thinking, by Ed O.G., 2002

• "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, 1998
• "Wishful Thinking", by Alphaville from Salvation (Alphaville album), 1997
• "Wishful Thinking", by Dan Hill
• "Wishful Thinking", by the Ditty Bops from The Ditty Bops, 2004
• "Wishful Thinking", by John Petrucci from Suspended Animation, 2005
• "Wishful Thinking", by Natasha Bedingfield from Roll with Me, 2019
• "Wishful Thinkin, by Poison from Hollyweird, 2002
• "Wishful Thinkin, by Sly & the Family Stone from Small Talk, 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, 2004

• Wishful Thinking (1997 film), an American romantic comedy
• Wishful Thinking (upcoming film), an American romantic comedy film
• Wishful Thinking (book), a 1973 non-fiction book by Frederick Buechner
• , a television episode
• "Wishful Thinking" ( Supernatural), a television episode

• Wishful Drinking, a 2008 autobiographical book by Carrie Fisher
• Wishful Thinking About Winter, a composition by Wayne Slawson