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Aug 31, 2021

If you want to bring someone from "fuck, I can't do this!" To "fuck, I can't believe I did this!" In 6 months... The trick is not telling them your plan. Just create forward momentum, keep leaving breadcrumbs, cheer them on as hard as you can, and act innocent. Cc

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Training My Friend to Cook

During pre-vaccination covid, my friend Brittany and I agreed to hang out once per week as quarantine buddies. Brittany has a laundry list of health problems, many of which are exacerbated by a poor...

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1000% yes!!! THIS IS EXACTLY IT! And

@ejames_c

will appreciate this: the book he referenced at the end of the post is from Karen Prior, the OG of clicker training.

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What a lovely post. Thank you for sharing it.

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Argh. Comments like this is why I don't really like talking about pedagogy on the internet. People with no idea what they're talking about complaining about lack of agency and manipulation.

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Also, literally goes back to my very first point of never talking about it. Because the moment you do, the person you're trying to help immediately is at risk of feeling this way. And questions everything. And it's very counterproductive.