Check out the following exercise, guaranteed to freak you out. There’s no trick or surprise, but, trust me: just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can! Again, as quickly as you can but don’t advance until you’ve done each of them… really.
What is:
1+5 ?
2+4 ?
3+3 ?
4+2 ?
5+1 ?
Now repeat saying the number 6 to yourself as fast
as you can for 15 seconds. Then page down…
QUICK!!! THINK OF A VEGETABLE!
Say it out loud!
Then page down.
You’re thinking of a CARROT right?
If not, you’re among the 2% of the population whose minds are warped enough to think of something else.
98% of people will answer with carrot when given this exercise.
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Guess what, I thought of carrot. So that means I belong to the 98% What did you get?
