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Dr. Emily Balcetis: Tools for Setting & Achieving Goals

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Is There Really Anything Special About Vision?

In the example you just gave it was indeed vision that michael phelps was deprived of. Counting is another form of incremental measurement in the nervous system. Is there any indication that it matters, or is it simply that we attach some sort of meaning to that increment? Because it does seem there's something special about vision. We maybe dive into litle bit more why that is but at a very basic level, how broadly or or finely should one set the increments? And does it matter if you're counting steps or counting strokes?

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