Thread: OPEN BETA - Open beta TWOTLD - Day 3

Originally Posted by Mzzkc

The framing lends them more credence and power than they'd otherwise have--context is important for developing the necessary schematic associations required to make such tech effective, as you're probably aware.

I had a similar thought.

I believe that the workability of most "new" LD technologies is dependent almost entirely upon the framing and back story. When it comes to LDing, I don't think it's possible to overestimate the power of expectations.

Memories of past events have the greatest effect on expectations. The greater one's history of having difficulty in their LD efforts, the greater the expectation that it will continue to be difficult. A "new" approach with a good back story can break or even reverse that cycle. So I would expect that some will find cvdmehden's exercises quite effective.

I'm not saying cvdmehden's exercises are bogus. Quite the opposite in fact. If a technique works, even if it's only because it raises expectations, it works.

I also believe that awareness exercises like the ones in cvdmehden's book effect brain chemistry, and that can effect ones success rate... but similar exercises have been around forever.

The true test is whether or not the approach produces consistent results in the long term.