"The conscious mind recognizes negation in speech ("Don't do X") however the unconscious mind pays more attention to the "X" than the injunction "Don't do". "
Yeah, we're told not to do or describe the wrong thing when teaching, even if it's a mistake everyone's about to make. I still do, but I try and make it very conversational so the X doesn't stand out too much. Some of the other instructors repeat "NEGATIVE DEMONSTRATION" a couple times before doing the wrong thing.
It's insane what people latch onto. Makes you very self-conscious when you're teaching physicality with your body and your words.
Also, I just finished the last of the iced chocolate cupcakes. Tomorrow I go back on the low-carb diet. Goodbye, chocolate cake. We'll meet again someday.
You know, a red heifer isn't that hard to find. Just pop down to the livestock market and pick up a Red Angus.
BB AS - Love Danielle - wish she would
have realized that putting up Will right now would be good,
but since
Season 6 has dominated so much, I guess Kaysar was a good second choice.
I don't think I'm really habitual about handshaking - I always have to think about how it's supposed to work, is this person a cheek kisser, am I even supposed to offer my hand, it seems very complicated. Which might make me more susceptible, as I'm already all distracted. So now I can worry about whether whoever's hand I'm shaking is hynotizing me, too.
You know, a red heifer isn't that hard to find.
Gotta have less than 3 white hairs is the tricky bit. Or so I am given to understand.
Does it work if we yank the white hairs out? Or is that cheating?
This heifer is going to bed. Moo, everyone.
I"m pretty sure yanking out the white hairs is cheating. Moo.
