Why do cultures resist change? Because they are successful.
Why are they successful? Because we hold onto practices that
make us successful until they become habitual.
Why don't we try new practices? Because it takes energy to
learn a new habit.
Why do we need habits? Because to compete successfully, we
must able to instantly respond to the environment; we cannot take the time to
think every time before acting. The faster we can react, the more likely we are
to survive when confronted with danger.
When do we create new habits? When we confront a situation
where existing habits don't work, we conclude a new habit is needed, and we
have enough time to create one.
Why does it take a long time to change habits? Because if we
change immediately every time we encounter a new environment, we will
constantly spend energy on changing — energy that we need to survive. And
whenever we encounter a new environment, our first reaction is fear. It has to
be fear because before we take any action, we must ensure that we can survive.
We use this fear to keep us safe.
As a rule, I change when forced to, The fun in life has been when I changed because I wanted to.
ReplyDeleteThis is excellent! So true!
ReplyDeleteSo the conundrum seems to be when is it that the environment has changed to the point where it is necessary to adopt new practices to stay competitive..?
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