Before we bond , I feel I should tell you I ' m from Dallas . <| sep |> I was going to write something but it seems like there ' s already a good term for the phenomenon I was trying to dance around otheroptimizing . Thanks for the link . Mind hacks are just that hacks . You need to both know yourself the system you are hacking and see what works best for yourself learning from doing . Also consider Environmentalsituational hacks where you improve your ability to deal with a situation through proper exposurechanging the conditions . <| sep |> I wouldn ' t say that it was confirmed since the pilot . On Talking Dead they said that they had it planned since season 5 ish . The comic came about a year and a half after the pilot , so they had a lot of time since then to change the material . Kirkman , however , said it was such an integral part of the comic that it really wouldn ' t have the same impact if it was changed . Edit Issue 100 came out a year and a half after the pilot .