Well, at some point, you have to do it in your brain, but I don’t contribute to myself. I don’t think – I would say maybe my daughter did it to me… It was the experience of [having] her. (06F)
Why does there need to be credit? … I mean, something just is… If there’s a blade of grass growing, who gets the credit for that? Is it nature? Is it the person who planted the grass? Is it the wind that blew the grass seed over there? Is it the bird that didn’t eat that particular seed? I mean, is it the rainfall? What gets the credit for it? … It’s all of the above. (04M)
Readiness
I also know that there are a lot of epiphanies that I would not be prepared to have. That someone else in the same situation would probably get. (05M)
I give credit to myself for open-mindedness. I give credit to [name] for bringing the pearl. I mean she was the straw, right, that she was the one thing, she tipped it for me. So, I really do give her the credit for bringing it all together. I was just the open receptacle ready, ready for it, right? It’s like when people find God sort of thing, probably not that profound but that’s what it was. (02F)
Unless you’re ready for an epiphany to arrive, your mind may not produce one
Implication
Personal Change: Two Forms
| Behaviorally-Engineered | Insight-Based | |
| Rate | Slow and steady | Sudden – but generally preceded by psychological tension |
| Emotional Intensity | Generally low | Initially high, then lower |
| Key Drivers | Environmental design, habit modification | Psychological readiness, imagination |
| Relevant Literature | Nudges, habits, implementation intentions | Insight, epiphanies, identity |
| Analogies | Architecture, engineering (e.g., reducing drag on a vehicle) | Discovering a new sense (or seeing / hearing for the first time) |
Activity
Self-Reflection Exercise
Self-Reflection Exercise
Today’s session
A different take on personal change (and how to achieve it)
Openness to self-discovery
Freedom of choice
Respect and confidentiality
Self-Reflection Exercise
Consider:
At what points in your life have you felt most…
Happy?
Talented?
Purposeful?
Recall the details, including the sights, sounds, and emotions (try to re-experience these moments as vividly as possible)
5 – 10 Minutes
Self-Reflection Exercise
Choose a partner – and go to a quiet location on campus
With your partner, share one or more stories related to the topics you just reflected upon:
At what points in your life have you felt most (1) happy, (2) talented, and (3) purposeful?
Pay close attention to whether this exercise produces any epiphanies
Take note of these epiphanies as they arise
Epiphanies can vary in strength
30 Minutes
Self-Reflection Exercise
Take another look at your wheel of life
Consider, once again, your rank ordering
Would you change the ordering in any way? That is, have your priorities shifted in some respect?
Consider, once again, the psychological tensions you’ve been experiencing
Have any of these tensions dissipated to some degree?
Self-Reflection Exercise
With the same partner as before, discuss your observations – and (potentially) your epiphanies – associated with this exercise
Which domain(s) of your life are you now reflecting upon, in light of this exercise?
Did your rank ordering of the domains on your wheel of life change in any way?
Did any of the psychological tensions you’ve been experiencing dissipate to some degree?
10 – 15 Minutes
Self-Reflection Exercise
Class Discussion
Looking Ahead…
Unit 1 Diary Entries due this Friday (Sept. 15) by Noon (via “Assignments” in Canvas)
Student ID on diary document (rather than your name)
Points / grades
Read the assigned materials for next class session (Chapter 1 – “The Catalyst” / Chapters 1 & 2 – “The Heart of Change”)
Reading reflections due next Tuesday (Sept. 19) by Noon (via “Assignments” in Canvas)
Final Questions?
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