In 2010, a study by the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology was done that revealed people’s fear of change. Students were given a choice between a typical curriculum and a new curriculum. Though the new curriculum required much less work, time and time again, the students chose the more typical curriculum — especially when they were told this curriculum had been around for 100 years. I believe this study reveals an innate truth that applies to every one of us: We crave the known and fear the unknown. On today’s show, I’m going to discuss the five main reasons why we fear and resist change.
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Discussion Recap
We don’t want to change because…
- It isn’t important to us
- It requires risk
- We like what’s familiar
- We desire other things more than we desire change
- It takes a lot of hard work
Episode Resources
Change is Easy, Getting There Isn’t
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