A thought experiment, sometimes referred to as the “don’t think of a polar bear” game, is simple: you’re told to not think of a polar bear and then you do your best to follow that instruction. Anyone who has attempted this task knows that it’s borderline impossible to not think about something you’ve been instructed to not think about, and that’s the point of the experiment: to demonstrate a concept called
Ironic Rebound
Ironic Rebound
Ironic Rebound
A thought experiment, sometimes referred to as the “don’t think of a polar bear” game, is simple: you’re told to not think of a polar bear and then you do your best to follow that instruction. Anyone who has attempted this task knows that it’s borderline impossible to not think about something you’ve been instructed to not think about, and that’s the point of the experiment: to demonstrate a concept called