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
A Pragmatic Approach To Thorny People Problems
"I once heard that “Eighty percent of what most children hear is no or some variation thereof (stop, quit, etc).” Children need parental attention. They require it for their very survival and it’s an important part of their socialization process, but most people get far more negative attention in childhood than positive."-Doreen Traylor, "A Pragmatic … Continue reading A Pragmatic Approach To Thorny People Problems
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