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Warning: reading the examples below may well cause you to have the same problem that the characters are having.
Compare [[Achievements in Ignorance]], [[Puff of Logic]], [[Performance Anxiety]], [[Don't Think, Feel|Don't Think. Feel]], and [[Magnum Opus Dissonance]]. Attempting this on a group of people simultaneously may lead into someone biting into the [[Apple of Discord]].
[[I Thought It Meant|Should not be confused for]] the [[Ciem Webcomic Series|Centhuen Prototype's]] [[Doom Magnet|Dilemma]], nor should you ever think it has anything to do with [[The Human Centipede]].
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== Comics ==
* In one ''[[Tintin (Comic Book)]]'' story, ''[[
* There's a ''[[Garfield]]'' strip where Jon asks Garfield which way he puts his feet down when he walked. Garfield is then paralyzed.
** In "The Me Book," Garfield suggests an extremely subtle version for ruining someone's golf swing, in which he instructs the reader to tell the golfer, "Think about your right hip."
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== Fan Fiction ==
* Harry Potter from ''[[Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality|Methods of Rationality]]'' [[Subverted Trope|refused to share the secret]] behind the Patronus V.2, because it is unlikely that the majority of people would be able to reach the mental state necessary, and attempting it could [[Brown Note|destroy their own ability to cast normal Patronuses]].
* In Chapter 8 of the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' fanfic ''[[It Takes a Village (Fanfic)|It Takes a Village]]'' Spike finally figures out how to fly. He immediately makes it clear that ''no one'' is to ask him ''how'' he managed it, otherwise he might forget.
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* During the ''[[Myth Busters]]'' test to see if you could swim through syrup just as fast as you could through water, the team acquired an Olympic gold medalist swimmer for a more accurate result. They ultimately had to ''throw his results out'' due to inconsistency. Why? Because he wasn't used to swimming in syrup, and his focus on what he was swimming through (and how it felt) messed with his technique. In contrast, Adam, who had gotten used to swimming in syrup and didn't have to think about it, had more consistent times.
* In ''[[Little Mosque On the Prairie (TV)|Little Mosque On the Prairie]]'', Sarah spends all day accidentally insulting people after Fatima asks her how she always knows the right thing to say.
* ''[[
** Kenneth tries to ask Liz a question, but she is in a hurry so he responds "Can you walk and talk at the same time?" Kenneth: "Well, normally I can, but now you've got me thinking about it" and he immediately starts staggering and slurring his words for a few paces.
** Jack in "Jack-Tor", who forgets how to walk, hold his arms, or enunciate words when the camera is on him.
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== Real Life ==
* As a general rule, any situation where a person's pulse needs to be taken is also a situation where breathing rate needs to be taken. Since breathing rate is under direct conscious control, the proper procedure is to count breaths and take the pulse simultaneously, and ''never'' mention breathing to avoid this trope. And now you know. Hey, [[
** Somewhat related is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_coat_hypertension white coat hypertension], wherein some people's blood pressures elevate reflexively when intimidated by the idea of medical examinations.
* Riding a bike is probably the most famous example: practically everyone learns to ride a bicycle by having their instructor secretly let go of the handlebars so they'll continue riding along without thinking about it. If you try to worry about how the bike's staying upright, you're bound to lose your balance.
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