Psychology of Change

By Eva Rykr on May 8, 2009 2 Comments

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.

2 Responses to “Psychology of Change”

  1. Matthew says on: 10 May 2009 at 3:55 pm

    Thanks so much for being a part of the series Eva. Your blog is, by far, one of my favorites – every time I see a new post come up I make sure to get over here ASAP. I love your unique writing style and your ability to connect readers with difficult or ‘involved’ topics – making things very accessible. Keep doing what you do!

  2. Neil Kevin says on: 9 October 2009 at 4:20 am

    Matthew i am totally agree with you. The author is very unique in writing. Everyone like uniqueness. This article is very unique. Its very interesting.

    herbes

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