
In "Switch," the Heath brothers reveal why change is hard but possible. Their Elephant-Rider-Path framework - endorsed by McKinsey and featured in Amazon's Best Nonfiction - transforms organizations by aligning emotions, logic, and environment. Curious why it stayed 47 weeks on NYT bestseller list?
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Why do some changes happen effortlessly while others feel impossible? Imagine sitting in a Chicago movie theater, receiving a free bucket of stale, five-day-old popcorn. Despite its terrible taste, people with larger buckets ate 53% more. This reveals something profound: what looks like a willpower problem is often a situation problem. Our environment shapes our behavior in ways we barely notice. This insight forms the foundation of effective change: sometimes the most powerful way to change behavior isn't through persuasion but by altering the circumstances. Change is difficult because of the constant tension between our rational and emotional minds. Picture your rational side as a Rider atop an Elephant (your emotional side). The Rider can temporarily guide the Elephant through willpower, but self-control is an exhaustible resource. What looks like laziness is often exhaustion - the Rider's strength depleted from constant effort. What seems like resistance is frequently confusion - without crystal-clear direction, the Rider spins his wheels analyzing options rather than taking action. And both are profoundly influenced by the Path they travel - the environment that either facilitates or hinders change. When change efforts fail, it's rarely because people are stubborn or resistant. More often, we've failed to align these three elements: directing the rational Rider, motivating the emotional Elephant, and shaping the Path to make change easier.
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
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