forgotten dreams

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people believe what they write

Researchers asked people to write essays in support of a random point of view they did not hold. Months later, when surveyed, the majority held the opinion they wrote about, regardless of the topic. Once a person commits an opinion to writing – even an opinion he does not hold – it soon becomes his actual opinion. Not every time, but MOST of the time.

 The people in these experiments weren’t exposed to new information before writing their contrived opinions. All they did was sit down and write an opinion they didn’t actually have, and months later it became their actual opinion.

The experiment worked whether the volunteers were writing the pro or the con position on the random topic.

Source - Dilbert Blog

made a speech last week at PMI manitoba.

made a speech last week at PMI manitoba.

F*ck the mopils! Tyler Dyck - circa 1993