1. Im going to use negative punishment because for me it seems the most logical and useful.
The negative punishment that I am going to use is to take away spending funds for my car.
As a car enthusiastic this is like taking away credit cards from a shopaholic, or beer from an alcoholic, except in their cases it might be better for them...anyhow, I want to modify my car and with out money, I cant do that. And that bugs me every day. Seriously. Being a full-time student = broke.
2. the immediate punishment would be to take away maybe 100 dollars and put it into savings instead. In the long run this will be a positive reinforcement to help me to remember to think before i speak.
3. Since I trust my girlfriend, I will give her the money to hold. She hates it that i spend more money on my car than myself. So doing this is something she will enjoy dearly. And hurt me.
4. Be prepared to revise the program as needed, and I will be. I might want to give the money to my parents instead of my girlfriend...she might take advantage of this opportunity.
Hey Steve!
ReplyDeleteI really like cars as well, so I can sort of mildly understand how important it is for you to keep your money to upgrade things for your car. I love your idea of negative punishment since money is always such a huge issue, however taking away 100 dollars and putting it into your savings is a good start. I know of some banks that you can tell them or something to hold your money and only let you withdraw a certain amount within a certain amount of time. Maybe, you can use that to sort of reinforce the fact that you DO have your money, it is just currently inaccessible, that way you might be less temped to withdraw money "in case". Also, your girlfriend must feel so lucky to get money from you haha!
Good luck!
-Vivienne
Dearest steve, what would i do without you.
ReplyDeletePsychology blog put aside, i just want to say you're a good friend and we better stay friends when you leave me and go to usc next year.
Ok back to your potty mouth
I think you're plan is very simple, yet effective, since i know you're mr. car enthusiast. Although, giving your money to your girlfriend, as if it were her allowance...if i had that much money laying around, i would spend it....but then later give it back!
If you can afford to give $100 as your punishment, you are not broke! jk. transferring the money to your saving will benefit you, since at the end of the week if you do not cuss once, you can spend it towards your car :)
hahah,, by the way, i'll be counting the "wtf" and cuss words on aim...better watch out! i'm just trying to help you :)
Sup Steve-o!
ReplyDeleteHaha you really ARE a crazy car enthusiast, I saw you with a Mercedes-Benz cap yesterday at ICC. $100 is definitely a good goal to work for because, well. It's a lot of money and you don't want to lose that!
I would suggest that you try adding on a short-term/immediate reinforcement, such as someone in your family rewarding you with a bit of money each day/week you pass without saying a single cuss word. I think it will really help because as you admitted, money is a big deal to you and since you're risking losing money on the other hand on cars, why not try to add some? I wasn't clear on your program on how the punishment you laid out is immediate,since you didn't specify after how much time you'd lose $100.
Good luckkkk!!