I am told that medical students do the same thinig in their first year of medical school. But isn't the cure for this simply to realize that it happens?
On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 8:35 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > you need to look up Freshman syndrome - that's where undergrad when > they start learning about abnormal psych suddenly decide this must be > happening to them!!!! > > Its rather funny to watch. > > On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 11:56 PM, denstar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: >>> >>> Yes. >> >> I'm not so sure. >> >> The thing about all this, is that if you know the techniques, they can >> be used against those who are using them. >> >> Like I bet I could make you think I thought all kinds of stuff, for >> instance-- but now that you know I know, you'll probably trust the >> feedback less, right? >> >> And that's where things get weird with all this. It's like >> cryptography, sorta (um, guess I'll stop here, as the analogy doesn't >> get much clearer without a *lot* more typing (if then!) ;]). >> >> Behavior and psychology courses must just be a riot at times. All >> those folk learning the stuff in the same room. "Was that a conscious >> thing, made to look unconscious, or was it really unconscious?" and >> etc.. The whole problem with tapping enemy lines, sorta (feeding >> false info). Hrm. >> >> I find it pretty interesting that our brains control so much, but most >> people don't seem to realize, or maybe appreciate, it. >> >> Whenever I'm on a heart monitor I can't help but make my heart beat >> faster and slower and whatnot. It's pretty cool when you can get the >> transitions going fast. :) >> >> I was going to wax poetic about the definition of "personal" (that >> it's not quite like the royal "I", meaning "everyone") and maybe touch >> on the oddness of thinking both that "we" are responsible for our own >> decisions, *and* that consorting with, say, "criminals" ("bad" people? >> ;]) can modify one's perception-- but life is chock-full of >> self-contradictions, and it just makes things, ah, little. yellow. >> different. better. >> >> Woohoo! Next I'll be talking about how, many slogans are actually >> quite good advice. >> >> Just do it. >> >> :DeN >> >> -- >> There may be as much nobility in being last as in being first, because >> the two positions are equally necessary in the world, the one to >> complement the other. >> Jose Ortega y Gasset >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:312810 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
