Workout:
200 shoulder taps (in 5 sets)
5 minute plank (in 5 sets)
5 minute plank (in 5 sets)
Reading:
I started reading a book called Switch: How to change things when change is hard. I liked the first chapter a lot. It talks about a basic 3 part framework for changing behavior through a great analogy:
1. Direct the rider - the rider is your analytical side, the planner in you.
2. Motivate the elephant - the elephant is your emotional side
3. Shape the path - this is the specific instructions you will use to make a change
The idea here is that if you only appeal to your rider, you won't get very far, because the elephant will resist being pulled and eventually overpower the rider. You can think of the rider exerting power over the elephant as willpower. You only have so much before you lose that battle.
If you only appeal to your elephant, he will go stampeding in the wrong direction.
If you don't shape the path, you'll be walking circles in the jungle forever.
I'm not nearly as good at explaining this as the authors, so read it for yourself.
1. Direct the rider - the rider is your analytical side, the planner in you.
2. Motivate the elephant - the elephant is your emotional side
3. Shape the path - this is the specific instructions you will use to make a change
The idea here is that if you only appeal to your rider, you won't get very far, because the elephant will resist being pulled and eventually overpower the rider. You can think of the rider exerting power over the elephant as willpower. You only have so much before you lose that battle.
If you only appeal to your elephant, he will go stampeding in the wrong direction.
If you don't shape the path, you'll be walking circles in the jungle forever.
I'm not nearly as good at explaining this as the authors, so read it for yourself.
Notes:
Heading home for the holidays!!!
Heading home for the holidays!!!
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