Both of these claims come from personal introspection, but the “simulated movement precedes movement” iirc has support from neuroscience. Also, studies show athletes improve performance from *mentally simulating* doing sports, and iirc pro athletes actually do visualize.
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The implication is that it is also literally impossible to go on a diet without mentally simulating *how* you would go on a diet *should* you wish to.
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It is obviously true, but not at all controversial, that you can’t go on a diet if you literally don’t know how. That’s not the point I’m making.
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The point is, since humans are not logically omniscient, that just because you know the declarative fact “Intermittent fasting consists of only eating in an 8-hour window” doesn’t mean you have *created the plan*
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“If I were to do intermittent fasting, when I woke up I would make myself coffee but not breakfast.” + whatever nonverbal simulation is necessary to “prepare to do it.”
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In the psychological literature these are called implementation intentions, and lots of studies claim they work better than baseline for forming new habits.
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When thinking “I should do X” actually causes you to do X, my hypothesis is that the “should” doesn’t cause action directly; it’s the prompt to *think about X*.
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I love what you've done here! You've operationalized "should"! in a fairly specific way. :)
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1/ OK, just one more thought on this, and partly why, as a psychotherapist, it catches my particular interest: People often *experience* their "should-" or "ought-" moments with pangs of guilt and inadequacy. It's that emotional association than sometimes shuts them down. -->
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2/ I like what you're suggesting here, because I think it's also a road map towards sidestepping the inherent anxiety that gets triggered sometimes. Once you walk past it to the place where you are just allowed to explore the intention, it lowers people's resistance to change.
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