The Human Mind
Businesses are built by people for people.
Understanding how we take in information,
how we make decisions, and how we decide
what to do or what not to do is critically important
if you want to create and sustain a successful business venture.
Willpower Depletion
“If you don’t want to slip, don’t go where it’s slippery.” — Alcoholics Anonymous maxim
Key Ideas:
- Willpower is a way to interrupt our automatic processing in order to do something else.
- Our reserves of willpower are very limited, and become Depleted with use. Willpower is dependent blood glucose, and acts of willpower use up large amounts of glucose.
- The best way to use your limited resources of willpower is to use Guiding Structure to change your environment instead of your behavior.
- Focus on using your willpower to change your environment, and you’ll have more available when Inhibition is necessary.
Questions for Consideration:
- Are you relying on willpower to accomplish your goals?
- How can you alter your environment to require less willpower to accomplish what you set out to achieve?