From: nick.argall@aplaceof.removedotcom.info.com   
      
   "Graham Jones"  wrote in message   
   news:3l$IaLAR+uNBFwzY@visiv.co.uk...   
   > In article <4136bcdd$0$5449$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, Nick Argall   
   >  writes   
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   > >"Graham Jones"  wrote in message   
   > >news:Px76QrAhfGNBFwVC@visiv.co.uk...   
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   > >> On your ideas about habits and reprogramming, have you read Induction   
   by   
   > >> Holland, Holyoak, Nisbett, Thagard?   
   > >   
   > >No, haven't read that.  I'll file the title under medium-priority   
   reading,   
   > >unless you'd like to suggest a reason to make it high priority?   
   > >   
   >   
   > Just make sure you read it before writing those essays ;-) Briefly:   
   > habits are modelled as condition/action rules. Each rule acts like a   
   > species in an ecosystem, and is rewarded for contributing to a good   
   > decision. New rules are evolved via a genetic algorithm.   
      
   Ahh!  Been thinking very similar thoughts myself.  Definitely worth catching   
   up on similar theories then!  Thanks for taking the time to adjust my   
   priorities :)   
      
   > On your book recommendation: It's Gallwey, not Galway. I see he has an   
   > interest in tennis. Blackmore uses tennis as an example where conscious   
   > decision making is impossible: you have to return a fast serve before   
   > you know about it.   
      
   Thanks for the correction.  And yes, Gallwey's first work was to talk about   
   tennis, and how thinking about your shots makes you play worse.   
      
      
      
   Nick   
      
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