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　　标题：HowIForgotMyEmailPasswordInADream
　　source：io9丨byEstherInglisArkell
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　　Ifyouthinkdreamscan’tactuallyhurtyou，thenthismightmakeyoureconsider。Lastnight，IdreamedthatIforgotmypassword。WhenIwokeup，Ihadactuallyforgottenmypassword。
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　　Thedreamwasn’tanythingspectacular。Iwasatmycomputer，abouttocheckmyemail，andforsomereasonIwasn’tabletoseeanything。Overtime，IrealizedthatIcouldn’tgetbeyondtheloginscreen。I’dforgottenmypassword。IkepttryingtoremembermypasswordinthedreamuntilIwokeup，walkedtomycomputer，triedtologintomyemail。
　　Theproblemwasn’tthatmydreamhaderasedallthoughtsofmypassword。Ithaddonetheopposite。Insteadofautomaticallytypinginmypassword，thewayInormallydo，IwasthinkingabouttypinginmypasswordwhichmeantIcouldn’tdoit。
　　GeorgeHumphrey，aBritishbornpsychologist，wasthefirsttoilluminatethisquirkofthehumanmind。Hewasunimpressedwithpsychology’sloveaffairwiththeunconscious，believingthatexperimentationcouldhelpusunderstandtheorderlyprocessesthathebelievedunderpinnedseeminglyrandomturnsofthought。Someofhisexperimentswerehairraising，butinsightful。Heissaidtohaveheldhisnewborndaughteroutofawindowtoseeifsheshowedanysignoffearwhenlookingdownatthedrop。In1960，sixyearsbeforeHumphreydied，psychologistsputbabiesonaspeciallybuiltvisualcliffforexactlythisreason。Thecliffwouldreplicatethevisualexperienceofbeingdangledoveradrop，butwithoutthedanger。
　　Humphreydeterminedthatwedon’tbecomepracticedataskill，butinsteadwebecomeaccustomedtoperformingacertainwayinacertainsituation。Ifyouareusedtoshootingbasketsunobservedforyears，havingthousandsofpeoplelookingatyouchangesyourwholeawarenessofthesituation。Suddenlyyou’redoingsomethingthatyou’veneverdonebefore，whichiswhyplayinggamesinfrontofacrowdisnearlyasimportantapartofanathlete’strainingasregularpracticeandphysicalconditioning。
　　Andifyou’reusedtosleepilyloggingintoyouremailaccountandcheckingyourmailasyouwaitforyourteatocool，beingforcedtothinkaboutyourpasswordmakesthesequenceoflettersyou’vepracticedtypingintoyourcomputerformonthsturnintoacompletelyunfamiliarprotocol。Humphreycalledithyperreflection。Andforallofyoureadingthistrynottoletitmessyouupwhenyoutypeinyouremailpasswordlateron。