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Originally Posted by bonesaw-orchestra
In my opinion, and from what I've learned, if I'm saying to myself "don't forget to.." or "don't step on that.." the "don't" part isn't registered. It sounds more like a demand to do that thing.. So I've forgotten things places, slipped on water puddles I told myself not to. I noticed that I behaved in a similar way with people (mostly parents/authority figures) saying "don't do drugs" and "don't stay up late," to me it might just be my brain causing a ruckus. Who knows. I might have just been mildly r-tarded at one point, but that's how a lot of **** went down.
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similar things happen to me like that also.
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Originally Posted by Pedestrian
I think what you are observing is a tendency for people to need to learn from their own mistakes.
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I agree, that's exactly what is happening. I would rather learn from my own mistakes/experiences than just go off of the advice of someone else unless it's a very severe situation like life or death type thing.