Why Change Is So Hard: Self-Control Is Exhaustible ~ Dan Heath
(Always great insight from Dan Heath, author of “Switch” and “Made to Stick.”)
You hear something a lot about change: People won’t change because they’re too lazy. Well, I’m here to stick up for the lazy people. In fact, I want to argue that what looks like laziness is actually exhaustion. The proof comes from a psychology study that is absolutely fascinating.
So picture this: Students come into a lab. It smells amazing—someone has just baked chocolate-chip cookies. On a table in front of them, there are two bowls. One has the fresh-baked cookies. The other has a bunch of radishes. Some of the students are asked to eat…
(http://www.fastcompany.com/video/why-change-is-so-hard-self-control-is-exhaustible)
