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How to Learn from Painful Experiences
Let me start with this – I am not a big fan of pain. When given a choice to use local anesthetic or gas at my dentist I always ask if a medically induced coma is an option. I observed this pattern of avoidance in school and always responded to the carrot keeping a respectful distance away from the stick. Science with me on this one – numerous researches indicate that when it comes to learning we perform better with positive reinforcement and an absence of punishment (search YouTube for the super Mario effect Ted talk).
