Word: unlearn
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...from the "ideologically inclined." But how? By playing up fears and suspicions that the press itself believes to be exaggerated? The press remembers when it headlined every wild accusation by the late Senator Joseph McCarthy without checking his facts. That lesson in irresponsibility the press has no need to unlearn...
...powers of jealousy and possession. His central theme is the confusion brought to courtship by the liberation, and education, of women. The surprisingly contemporary subject allows Shaw to uncork a few deft jokes and also to deliver characteristic pronunciamentos, profound on first hearing, murky on repetition: "Women have to unlearn the false good manners of their slavery before they acquire the genuine good manners of their freedom." Despite such ponderosities, Shaw manages to make lovesickness look like healthy...
Take lessons--I had to unlearn so many bad habits it was silly. And make your shoes look sensational with your outfit. When you think you look good, you play better--it's a chick thing. And be gracious in victory because men can be a little sensitive when you beat them...
...tall defenseman, particularly when defending a shorter forward. And this year, renewed focus on enforcing clutch and grab infractions forces a player like Welch—a banger along the boards who admittedly doesn’t mind using his stick to slow struggling opponents—to unlearn more than three years of successful tactics...
...Jacobs explains in his book Say Goodnight to Insomnia, CBT reintroduces insomnia experts' old tricks: get up at the same time every morning; use your bed for sleep only (sex is O.K., thank goodness). But CBT also teaches relaxation techniques and helps patients unlearn myths about sleep that contribute to anxiety. For example, don't tense up at the thought that you won't get a full eight hours?plenty of people get by on less. Don't worry that lack of sleep is bad for your health: it's usually not true. And there's no need to fret...