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Re:PragDave: I'm on vacation, and I've deleted your message—... by xonev on Sunday November 13, 2011 @09:34AM (#3230799)
Oh man - I'd love to see how she'd react to the knowledge that she is being conditioned.
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Re:PragDave: I'm on vacation, and I've deleted your message—... by officemonkey on Sunday November 13, 2011 @10:47AM (#3230960)
He's the one who is responding to her promptly. Methinks he's the one being conditioned.
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Re:PragDave: I'm on vacation, and I've deleted your message—... by otoburb on Sunday November 13, 2011 @11:27AM (#3231045)
No, he's already conditioned himself to answer certain "high-priority" emails quickly while responding with high latency to voicemails.

His girlfriend who will be more likely to change her behaviour in response to this exercise, rather than him (i.e. he's already conditioned himself).

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