Behavior Change
Keely Adler and
Behavior Change
How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Katy Milkman • 2 highlights
amazon.com
If you keep hearing some vague descriptions about how much better some change in life is, but you don’t really “get it,” maybe that’s a sign it’s something you should explore rather than shy away from.
Nat Eliason • Known Costs, Unknowable Benefits
Opinion | Stop Resisting Change
nytimes.com
"To thrive in our lifetimes — and not just survive — we need to transform our relationship with change, leaving behind rigidity and resistance in favor of a new nimbleness, a means of viewing more of what life throws at us as something to participate in, rather than fight. We are always shaping and being shaped by change, often at the very same time."
On the one hand, Octavia Butler has this to say:
“The only lasting truth is Change.”
On the other hand, Bill Bernbach would counter as such:
“A communicator must be concerned with unchanging man, with his obsessive drive to survive, to be admired, to succeed, to love, to take care of his own.”
And you know what, they’re both right!
When we think
... See moreRob @ Salmon Theory • 🍣 Three Timeless Truths in Social
here is a technique I’ve used with success:
Step 1: identify the versions of yourself most responsible for bad behavior. Assign them names, describe the circumstances where and when they exist and write out their tendencies.
Step 2: list what decisions they are authorized to make, i.e. can they decide whether or not to consume alcohol past 5pm or has... See more
Step 1: identify the versions of yourself most responsible for bad behavior. Assign them names, describe the circumstances where and when they exist and write out their tendencies.
Step 2: list what decisions they are authorized to make, i.e. can they decide whether or not to consume alcohol past 5pm or has... See more
Bryan Johnson • The Power Law of Good Behavior
There is a huge problem when it comes to "changing the system":When you go deep and help people reframe the paradigms, myths and worldviews at the core of a system, it's often too abstract and people ask for real-world examples of alternative worldviews. When you give people examples of alternative ways of doing things, they often ask for more... See more