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darxus ([personal profile] darxus) wrote2009-09-16 11:22 am

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Your beliefs are easy to hack. Sales and marketing people call this "commitment and consistency effects".

A fun way to program your kids.

Perhaps Xena said it best: "You eventually become who you pretend to be."

[identity profile] milktree.livejournal.com 2009-09-17 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
I imagine (and I hope it's true), simply *knowing* that this effect exists makes it far easier to recognize when it's happening and therefore avoid its effects.