I have not been able to stop thinking about this article all day. (The link is not optional. Anyone who's married should thoroughly read it!!) My boss forwarded it to me, as a result of me sending him this other article, which is a geeky look into toilet seats. As genial as it is, it seems to be true, too. I have been trying to apply these training techniques for a while now, but only as an amateur, and today, after reading the brilliantness of Amy Sutherland, I saw the light.
I was all wrong. I was trying to ignore a negative behavior, true, but I was not rewarding the positive one! The freacking laundry basket that had been sitting in our bedroom for over two weeks, and I was determined not to mention it. Even though I was running out of underwear. Even if there were clothes there I had almost forgot I could wear. To be true, I have to say it didn't work. I had to burst out when a suitcase joined the basket (for two days!), and nag in the worse possible way! But maybe if I had started kissing when the basket disappeared, I would have gotten better results? I am setting out to training camp. Let's see if Amy is right!
I was all wrong. I was trying to ignore a negative behavior, true, but I was not rewarding the positive one! The freacking laundry basket that had been sitting in our bedroom for over two weeks, and I was determined not to mention it. Even though I was running out of underwear. Even if there were clothes there I had almost forgot I could wear. To be true, I have to say it didn't work. I had to burst out when a suitcase joined the basket (for two days!), and nag in the worse possible way! But maybe if I had started kissing when the basket disappeared, I would have gotten better results? I am setting out to training camp. Let's see if Amy is right!
