I want to have a chat about the Mere-Exposure effect. You can read about it on Wikipedia here.
Mere Exposure effect
It's Ok, this isn't real reference material so Wikipedia totally counts as a reference.
Seriously though, the mere exposure is where the more exposed to something you are, the more you are going to like it.
You know how you enjoy a concert way more when you know all the songs? Mere exposure effect
When you're at the pub and the cover band plays one of their originals and the dancefloor empties? Mere exposure effect.
When your local commercial radio station puts a new song on air, they jam it between 2 solid gold hits, so you don't change the station, and they do this because of this effect. While you might be tempted to change the station the first time, after the 27th time, you will most likely love it. Or at least tolerate it.
It doesn't just work for music. It works for food too I've found, and I can give you examples from my life.
I used to hate eggs as a child. When I first started going to the gym in my early 20's - It seemed that eating eggs was a thing that everyone else there did to go with the weights. High protein, low calorie, cheap. So I decided that I was going to learn to eat eggs. I started with cheesy omelettes, and worked my way up. Now I love them, and eat them a lot. They are in 2 of my 3 go to breakfasts.
Here's the funny thing. I generally eat one of three things for breakfast. A banana and berry smoothie made with water ice and protein powder, lean bacon eggs and fried mushrooms. or a 2 egg omelette. You'd think I'd be sick of it, but rather I would go as far as to say I crave one of those breakfasts.
The awesome power of good habits. A bonus side effect here is that I eat a good breakfast out of habit, so don't burn any of my will power store on breakfast. There's a story that Steve Jobs wore the jeans and turtleneck every day for the same reason. One less decision to make every day.
I've now modified my work lunch routine to harness the same effect. At the beginning of the week I buy two bags of kaleslaw (yep, that's a thing), 5 cans of tuna and a squeezy bottle of salad dressing. Every day I just mix it together and make a reasonably tasty lunch for under 6 WW points.
I'm two weeks in and am I sick of it? No, not really. I just eat it and get on with my day. No willpower burnt.
Mere Exposure effect
It's Ok, this isn't real reference material so Wikipedia totally counts as a reference.
Seriously though, the mere exposure is where the more exposed to something you are, the more you are going to like it.
You know how you enjoy a concert way more when you know all the songs? Mere exposure effect
When you're at the pub and the cover band plays one of their originals and the dancefloor empties? Mere exposure effect.
When your local commercial radio station puts a new song on air, they jam it between 2 solid gold hits, so you don't change the station, and they do this because of this effect. While you might be tempted to change the station the first time, after the 27th time, you will most likely love it. Or at least tolerate it.
It doesn't just work for music. It works for food too I've found, and I can give you examples from my life.
I used to hate eggs as a child. When I first started going to the gym in my early 20's - It seemed that eating eggs was a thing that everyone else there did to go with the weights. High protein, low calorie, cheap. So I decided that I was going to learn to eat eggs. I started with cheesy omelettes, and worked my way up. Now I love them, and eat them a lot. They are in 2 of my 3 go to breakfasts.
Here's the funny thing. I generally eat one of three things for breakfast. A banana and berry smoothie made with water ice and protein powder, lean bacon eggs and fried mushrooms. or a 2 egg omelette. You'd think I'd be sick of it, but rather I would go as far as to say I crave one of those breakfasts.
The awesome power of good habits. A bonus side effect here is that I eat a good breakfast out of habit, so don't burn any of my will power store on breakfast. There's a story that Steve Jobs wore the jeans and turtleneck every day for the same reason. One less decision to make every day.
I've now modified my work lunch routine to harness the same effect. At the beginning of the week I buy two bags of kaleslaw (yep, that's a thing), 5 cans of tuna and a squeezy bottle of salad dressing. Every day I just mix it together and make a reasonably tasty lunch for under 6 WW points.
I'm two weeks in and am I sick of it? No, not really. I just eat it and get on with my day. No willpower burnt.
