S3 E12 | Mini-Episode: Don't listen to this quick & easy subconscious hack!

<p>Mirriam Webster indicates that "don't", the converted version of "does not", has been used across the English language for quite some time. </p> <p>Don't is defined as: <em>a command or entreaty <strong>not to do something</strong></em></p> <p>You likely are already aware of that. </p> <p>And yet you might not be aware that the subconscious mind has an interesting relationship with "don't". </p> <p class="p2">We often use don't in commands like: </p> <ul> <li class="p1">DON’T WORRY</li> <li class="p1">DON’T THINK ABOUT IT</li> <li class="p1">DON’T BE HOME LATE</li> <li class="p1">DON’T SMOKE</li> </ul> <p class="p2">And if we really start to think about it: how impactful are those commands? </p> <p class="p2">Or perhaps asked differently: is that the best or most efficient use of language? </p> <p class="p2">Because the subconscious mind often <em>skips over </em>"don't" and leaves you only with the parts of the command that you DO NOT want.</p> <p class="p2">So then it sounds more like:</p> <ul> <li class="p2">WORRY!</li> <li class="p2">THINK ABOUT IT!</li> <li class="p2">BE HOME LATE!</li> <li class="p2">SMOKE!</li> </ul> <p class="p2">...and that's not what you intended, is it? </p> <p class="p1"><strong>So in today's mini-episode, we offer up one small nugget to the subconscious mind on how to be more impeccable with our word. </strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong>_______________</strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong>HEY! did you know that you can <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/podcast-dont-to-80112057?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">watch this episode on Patreon?</a></strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/324719/Podcast_Thumbnails_3.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="281" /></strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong>_______________</strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong>PATREON COMMUNITY NEWS:</strong> In March, we are reading National Best Selling Author Joan Didion's book <em>The Year