The document describes a childhood experience with a 150 in 1 electronic kit, using it as a metaphor for how the brain processes experiences and emotions. It explains how our subconscious works like a fast computer, generating feelings based on sensory inputs and memories, which can trigger either positive or negative reactions. Additionally, it suggests that one can 'rewire' these automatic responses through conscious techniques similar to those used in NLP, emphasizing the importance of practice for effective emotional manipulation.

2. When I was a kid I had this 150 in 1
electronic kit.

3. It had a bunch of raw circuit elements,
with these little springs.

4. You could connect the various
elements together by sticking a small
wire into the spring, and into another
spring.

5. All in all, you could make 150 separate
circuits.

6. The two I can remember are a lie
detector, and a strobe light.

7. Of course it came with an extensive
manual; connect point C3 to point D9,
for example.

8. Each circuit had 5 to 10 connections.

9. It's a good metaphor for how our
brains work.

10. They have all these separate
"components" that can be "wired"
together in different ways.

11. It also helps to understand how our
subconscious processor works.

12. I think it's better to think of it as an
ultra-fast computer rather than some
metaphysical mystery.

13. It computes ultra fast, base on sensory
inputs (sights, smells, etc.) and
memory, and it's output is a "feeling,"
either a good one or a bad one. Good
means go, bad means don't.

14. Like when you hear a song that is
associated with all kinds of good
memories or experiences, that song
triggers all those memories on an
unconscious level, which then delivers
a good "feeling."

15. You can then take that feeling and
consciously recall all those good
memories.

16. That's kind of what happens when you
"zone out" for a few minutes.

17. Similarly, when you encounter some
sensory evidence that brings up a ton
of "bad" memories, you get an
opposite reaction.

18. A bad feeling that makes you freeze.

19. You suddenly want nothing to do with
anybody, and get that feeling of
wanting to curl up into a ball and hide
from the world.

20. The good news is that you can use the
"circuit theory" to rewire HOW those
automatic feelings are generated.

21. Those original circuits were wired
when you were very young.

22. Too young to even process language in
some cases.

23. But you learned that some
"experiences" were bad, and were
best if you didn't act.

24. You also learned that some
"experiences" are good, and told you
to charge ahead.

25. So way later on, in your current life,
any similar experience will trigger
those same bad (or good) feelings.

26. But they are NOT hard wired in there.

27. They are only connected
(metaphorically) like on those springs.

28. All you have to do is bend the spring a
little bit, pull out the wire, and stick it
somewhere else.

29. Now, you don't really need to open up
your brain pan and look in the mirror
while you work on your gray matter
with electrical tools.

30. You can rewire your noggin by
imagining certain things in certain
orders.

31. This is a lot of what NLP is, conscious
manipulation of emotions and images.

32. Only what they usually leave out of
most NLP trainings is you have to do it
A LOT for it to "stick."

33. It's not a "once and done" thing like
it's usually taught.

34. But just like playing the piano or
juggling, the more you practice, the
better get.

35. mindpersuasion.com/fearless/