I went to a restaurant and ordered 2 portions of seafood soup. Both portions for myself. I knew this restaurant pretty well, been there several times.
MY THEORY:
My theory was that if I ask for two portions right away, by the time I finish the 1st portion, the 2nd one would be cold.
So, I instructed the waiter to serve the 2nd portion at the time I finish the 1st one. (Don't worry I pay hefty tips and they kind of know it).
The REALITY:
When the 1st portion was served, it was COLD. When the 2nd portion was served, it was PERFECT.
Some CONCLUSIONS:
1. I don't even know how repeatable this experiment is with that one trial
2. Reality is different from my initial theory
3. ONLY AFTER engaging the filed attempt, when the facts contradicted my theory, was I able to mentally access the other control variables, such as time of the day. (Did they have time to warm the 2nd portion of the soup?). Well, another fine theory that is waiting to be tested.
My experience "Engaging the Filed".
I went to a restaurant and ordered 2 portions of seafood soup. Both portions for myself. I knew this restaurant pretty well, been there several times.
MY THEORY:
My theory was that if I ask for two portions right away, by the time I finish the 1st portion, the 2nd one would be cold.
So, I instructed the waiter to serve the 2nd portion at the time I finish the 1st one. (Don't worry I pay hefty tips and they kind of know it).
The REALITY:
When the 1st portion was served, it was COLD. When the 2nd portion was served, it was PERFECT.
Some CONCLUSIONS:
1. I don't even know how repeatable this experiment is with that one trial
2. Reality is different from my initial theory
3. ONLY AFTER engaging the filed attempt, when the facts contradicted my theory, was I able to mentally access the other control variables, such as time of the day. (Did they have time to warm the 2nd portion of the soup?). Well, another fine theory that is waiting to be tested.