You are exactly right. As a trainer I do something similar at the beginning of all my courses. Generally it is just through a set of questions that I ask my audience that are deliberately sequenced to get them to access an age where learning was fun and achieving great things through new knowledge. All completely covert and conversationally.

My favourite though is when I think there might be resistance in the group. Before I start the training I am already getting them to access times and situations where they saw the world one way and then changed their opinions when new information came to light. I get them to access the feelings of stupidity of ever closing their minds in the first place and the relief of finding out the true nature of the situation. By chaining this as a series of triggers (anchors for NLP Jargon junkies) you can fire each of the emotions off as they first resist and then become enlightened.

Thanks for the comment Avisha and the opportunity to unpack a little more about a subject I am passionate about.

Cheers

Rintu

A nice specific usage of this technique that i've read about is for any time that you are trying to get someone to accept something new, get them to think back to when they were a child. Children are farm more carefree and open to new ideas than their adult counterparts, and putting someone in that frame of mind can be very effective.

Best,
Avisha