Monday 30 January 2012

Imprinted behaviour

Never mind that we’ve had this dishwasher several years
I still step back to avoid the dripping from the door
of the previous one.

8 comments:

  1. That's because subconsciously you're expecting this one to do the same.

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  2. I know - but how long will it take me to learn otherwise!!

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  3. Old habits die hard, don't they? This small stone speaks volumes about human nature. Love it.

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  4. This made me smile because I've just had an instantaneous experience of how ingrained habits can become: I went up stairs to measure the mattress (to buy a new one) and automatically took my slippers off at the side!

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  5. hahaha - yes, old habits die hard. Thanks, made me chuckle at the little things we do.

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  6. Ha! And I wonder if I will ever stop pressing the wrong button on my new clothes dryer just because it's in the same spot as the correct button on the old one. Nice stone!

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  7. Perhaps even more worrying is the light switch I regularly reach for that has NEVER been there, in thirty-seven years!

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