📓 immunity to change

https://www.executiveinspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Immmunity-to-Change-Guide.pdf https://www.vox.com/2016/3/4/11147432/immunity-to-change

• gist:
  • people want to change, but don't, because of internal competing desires / fears (usually unconscious)
  • often avoid making a change to avoid the potential negative consequences
    • in particular, negative emotions (fear / anxiety / ...)
• is it "resistance to change, in general" or is it "resistance to specific changes, because of conflicting desires (including fears)"
  • (it's the latter)
• ~ seems similar to CBT / ACT

• Imagine asking your trusted friends / family / coworkers:
  • “Given you know me well, can you identify one or two areas for improvement that you think would help me be a more effective individual?"
  • ~ start / stop / continue
• steps:
  • commit to a change goal
  • describe the behavior you need to change
    • identify specific actions or behaviours that you are doing (or not doing) as examples of things to change
  • uncover your hidden competing commitments (desires)
    • consider what would happen if you did the opposite of the actions identified in the previous step - what fears / worries / emotions does this bring up?
    • what desires do these fears / worries / emotions reveal?
  • tease out your big assumptions (beliefs / models)
    • identify the underlying assumptions for each of the fears / commitments in the previous step (ie. thoughts that seem to validate the fears)
  • test your assumptions
    • devise and execute "tests" of your assumptions