Replying to LO24295 --
There appears to be two discussions going on that are merging here. This
and the "Expressing human experience" discussions are both delving into
similar effects. First, experiences are processed internally
(perception.) Do we not in turn "experience" previous perceptions?
Assuming that we do, perception then feeds upon itself; therefore, how we
perceive ourselves, our actions, our habits, has significant influence on
our perceived ability to create change within ourselves, action, and
habits.
Do we really "unlearn" anything. I don't believe so. Instead, we do
one of two things:
FORGET (a passive act), or
MODIFY (the activity of learning a different habit or idea in order to
overcome one which we think undesirable or incorrect.
We experience and, therefore, perceive ourselves through our eyes and the
eyes of others. An incorrect or negative perception can only be overcome,
in my experience, through modification. Unlearning, in my humble opinion,
is a misnomer. We simply create new experiences and, if possible, work to
control our perception of them. A formula to play with:
EXPERIENCE + POSITIVE PERCEPTION ==> POSITIVE EXPERIENCE
POSITIVE EXPERIENCES + POSITIVE PERCEPTION ==> SUCCESSFUL MODIFICATION
Make sense to anyone other than me?
Dan Gunter
dangunter@mindspring.com
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