override it by saying: ‘We don’t think before we are on our feet.’ So when the alarm goes off, immediately say firmly to the Chimp: ‘We don’t think, we just get up on the count of five… five, four, three, two, one and feet on the floor.’ If you prepare yourself the night before and go straight into this programme with a rapid countdown, you will be on your feet before the Chimp has the chance to discuss things with you. For this to work you must prevent the Chimp from thinking. So the distraction is by counting and moving at the same time.
