When Bridgeman was crossing the George Washington Bridge as…

When Bridgeman was crossing the George Washington Bridge as the storm suddenly hit, the structure that he had calmly crossed so often in the past changed its emotional impact for him; overwhelmed by stress, his hot system automatically associated the previously neutral bridge with the terrifying emotional experience that he had on it when he felt it swaying.

— from The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations) · Marshmallow Test: Why Self-Control is the Engine of Success by Walter Mischel

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