Psychologia zmiany

Fear of change

Fear of change is the tension associated with the loss of predictability, control or the current way of functioning.

Definition

Change can trigger anxiety even when it is needed or beneficial. The mind often prefers known difficulties to unknown possibilities because the known provides a sense of predictability. Working with fear of change involves reducing uncertainty, dividing change into steps and building safe tests.

Key ideas

  1. Niepewność
  2. Utrata przewidywalności
  3. Małe testy zmiany

Practice and life

Break the change into the next experiment: what will I check over 7 days without treating it as a final decision?

Common misunderstanding

It is a mistake to assume that resistance means wrong direction. It is also a mistake to jump into a big change without a buffer and an adaptation plan.

Questions for self-reflection

  • Czego dokładnie boję się stracić?
  • Jaki element zmiany mogę przetestować bezpiecznie?
  • Co pomoże mi zachować ciągłość w trakcie zmiany?

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