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Do not meet troubles half-way; Do not put all your eggs in one basket; Do not put the cart before the horse; Do not put too many irons in the fire; Do not put new wine into old bottles; Do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today; Do not rock the boat; Do not shut/lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
Prior to 1960, many definitions for the term rigidity were afloat. One example includes Kurt Goldstein's, which he stated, "adherence to a present performance in an inadequate way", another being Milton Rokeach saying the definition was, "[the] inability to change one's set when the objective conditions demand it". [6]
In other words, throwing your blue milk cup when you wanted a green one may be inappropriate. However, it's valid if the child is upset—even if adults don't think it's earth-shattering. 3.
Cognitive inertia is the tendency for a particular orientation in how an individual thinks about an issue, belief, or strategy to resist change. Clinical and neuroscientific literature often defines it as a lack of motivation to generate distinct cognitive processes needed to attend to a problem or issue.
Dr. Daniel Kahneman, winner of the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, joins us to discuss his book Thinking, Fast and Slow. Nothing is absolute, and we learn new information all the time.
"We might want to avoid saying something to the effect of, 'That’s not important to me,'" Dr. Cooper says. "This can be offensive to others." "Go away" is another no-go.
Classic examples of reverse psychology in popular culture include a large, bright red button with a sign next to it saying "Do not push", or a sign saying "Jump at your own risk". There are numerous examples of reverse psychology in fiction, cinema, and cartoons , including William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar where Mark Antony uses reverse ...
That gets me back to another of my “favorite” subjects: proverbs and maxims. There’s a really old one, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” That one ought to be amended with ...