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Have you ever unlearned anything?

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@fmf said
Have you ever unlearned anything?
I have come across across sales trainers who used to use this term a lot. These commercial “psychologists” seem to love the phase but I don’t think I understand it or find it a useful tool for talking to people about developing better habits, adopting new skills or changing mindsets.

While I agree with the principle of unlearning, it is a term and an explanation for the cognitive process which I didn’t find helpful in training as I think it creates a sort of initial barrier rather than facilitating revised thinking.

What is I think a better approach is to move ahead with good insightful teaching of a new idea, such that the learner accepts it, then they train it through themselves into a skill, then the coach coaches for optimal performance.

I.e. Teach > train > coach.
“Unlearning” doesn’t need to be mentioned.

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@divegeester said
I have come across across sales trainers who used to use this term a lot. These commercial “psychologists” seem to love the phase but I don’t think I understand it or find it a useful tool for talking to people about developing better habits, adopting new skills or changing mindsets.
I don't know whether Indonesia Phil agrees, but further to a bit of a discussion recently about driving on Indonesian roads, I think British drivers have to "unlearn" the 'highway code' they use when driving here for their own safety and for the safety of others.

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There are certain countries who have a system to help some of their "naughty" citizens unlearn, right?

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@great-big-stees said
There are certain countries who have a system to help some of their "naughty" citizens unlearn, right?
I used to think that, but then I went to this camp where I learned it was all wrongthink and now I am happy.

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@relentless-red said
I used to think that, but then I went to this camp where I learned it was all wrongthink and now I am happy.
So it does work then. I was once offered a stay at a similar "camp", but lasted only 3 days at which point they thought it better to just stamp "persona non grata" in my passport and escort me out of the country.

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@fmf said
Have you ever unlearned anything?
Unlearning is an effective tool for successful parenting.

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The staff of Pontins holidays will have to unlearn their policies now, after years of discrimination against irish people.

They have acknowledged this behaviour and have entered into a 12 month bond with the human rights people not to discriminate in such a manner ever again.

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@they said
Unlearning is an effective tool for successful parenting.
It has been my experience in a lot of ways the children teach the parents. There is no guide book you can really follow. Lots of people have tried but unsuccessfully in my humble opinion.

-VR

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@very-rusty said
It has been my experience in a lot of ways the children teach the parents. There is no guide book you can really follow. Lots of people have tried but unsuccessfully in my humble opinion.

-VR
Agreed.

There is no word childing - but we invented a word parenting, as if it is a verb.

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@they said

There is no word childing - but we invented a word parenting, as if it is a verb.
You find one that actually works smartass? I didn't use the word childing you DID!

-VR

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@very-rusty said
You find one that actually works smartass? I didn't use the word childing you DID!

-VR
You ever been to "camp" VR?

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@great-big-stees said
You ever been to "camp" VR?
I lived and was brought up in the country stees, everyday was camp day! 😉

Perhaps ask if I could survive in the woods by myself at age 11 or 12? 😉

-VR

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@very-rusty said
I lived and was brought up in the country stees, everyday was camp day! 😉

-VR
Were you the kommodant? 😄

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@instantkarma777 said
Were you the kommodant? 😄
Wrong question for someone who was 11 or 12! 😛 😉

-VR

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