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The Problem of 'Over-Imitating'
- Once rituals informed by superstitious learning exist, they can extend their influence beyond their creator.
- We're conditioned to admire successful people and mimic their habits, even if some of these habits are eccentric.
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Mimicking The Successful
Why do successful people follow such eccentrically specific habits? And why are we so keen to read about them and mimic them in our own lives?
The answer lies in a powerful psychological process called ‘superstitious learning’. The brain is constantly looking for associations between two ev...
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Positive Usages Of Imitation
By giving us a sense of self-determination, the adoption of rituals – including the completely random behaviours that we have learnt ourselves or borrowed from those we admire – can help us to overcome anxiety, and may even bring about a noticeable boost in performance.
When we hear of othe...
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The Problem With Rituals
Superstition is a kind of maladaptive behaviour that arises from what is normally a very good thing - the ability of the brain to predict.
It seems that the brain is constantly looking for associations between our behaviour, our environment and the rewards that we seek - and quite often, it...
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The consequence of unrealistic goals
Some people love to set super-ambitious goals, thinking that even if they don't make those goals, they'll still achieve more than if they set lower goals. Other people get a buzz with stretch goals. Give them more incentives, and they'll achieve more.
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