Suppose I offer to give you a dollar unless you think of how many letters are in the word “cat”.
Could you do it?
I’m pretty sure I could; I’ve never tried it with actual money on the line before, but I can not think about elephants when challenged to. Some people are better at exerting control over the direction of their conscious thoughts than others.
I’m pretty sure I could; I’ve never tried it with actual money on the line before, but I can not think about elephants when challenged to. Some people are better at exerting control over the direction of their conscious thoughts than others.