What you feed grows. Don't like something you see on the Internet or in your life? Ignore it. Responding is rewarding the behavior, which means you'll see more of it. Getting no response drives people that want attention to do something else. Give your attention to what you want more of.
Tag: operant conditioning
Nothing’s More Practical Theory
"If we want to learn to use a system, part of that is speeding up this process of operant conditioning - learning what's safe, and what to avoid. Having an adequate mental model of the system seems to be a key part of that, because it lets you figure out this mapping of action to … Continue reading Nothing’s More Practical Theory
