Psychology of Change

Written on Friday, May 08, 2009 by Eva


When hearing about change, the concept of inertia comes to mind. Imagine a hockey puck and the level of force it takes to make it move initially. Then imagine the level of force it takes to stop one that’s coming fast. Contrast both of those scenarios to the effort it takes to keep a puck moving or to keep it still. Therein lies the difficulty of change. Well, human behavior is not too much different.

To read the rest, go here. I wrote it as a guest post for Matt Cheuvront's blog, Life Without Pants (yes, it's work safe). Matt has rounded-up about a dozen of the most brilliant bloggers to do a series on the inconvenience of change during the month of May. To read my views on why change is so difficult, take a look at The Psychology of Change.

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