Barriers to change

Barriers to change are factors that make it difficult to move from an intention to a lasting new behavior.

Definition

Barriers to change may be emotional, cognitive, social, environmental or biological. These include lack of readiness, low agency, unclear goal, too high entry threshold, peer pressure, stress, lack of support and poorly designed environment. Behavior change models show that change is a process, not a one-time decision.

Key ideas

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Practice and life

Choose one change and list the barriers in five columns: emotions, beliefs, environment, people, energy. Remove the easiest barrier first.

Common misunderstanding

It is wrong to blame only lack of discipline. A common mistake is designing a change so large that the everyday system has no chance of maintaining it.

Questions for self-reflection

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Sources

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