Links on hypnotism

There are some fascinating links on hypnotism on the web. For example, Dylan Morgan in the UK provides a wealth of information on the subject and much general advice. The formatting of the site is a little troubling - but the information is excellent and the knowledge that Dylan has invested in the material clearly evident. Self help books have tendency to veer towards poor science, with assertions not credibly supported, and logic suspended en route to a recommendation. This results in criticism of forms of change techniques such as 'Neuro Linguistic Programming' NLP (see for example, the execellent, The Sceptics Dictionary on this topic). Yet, the topic attracts much attention. Hyponotism and/or reprogramming naturally appeals to programmers. Programming provides hope for change and rationalization for past mistakes. It also provides a topical analogy for geeks. So, You Version 2.0 adopts the analogy strenuously. Why not insert a new program to upgrade the system? We do that daily at work and at home. Why assume that habits and patterns are fixed? Download a new driver and the glitch will be fixed. Familiar and reasonable words and indeed every lesson that is learned supports the case.

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