Barriers to change LO28044

From: AM de Lange (amdelange@postino.up.ac.za)
Date: 03/22/02


Replying to LO27994 --

Dear Organlearners,

Ross Wirth <RWIRTH@citgo.com> writes:

>Recently, I have been thinking about all the
>situations where individuals need to change, admit
>they need to change, yet don't change. Is there
>anything we can learn from addictive behaviors
>where individuals continue to knowingly pursue
>destructive behaviors? Or maybe the psychology
>of habits and the actions needed to discard bad
>habits while adopting better, self-improving behaviors.

Greetings dear Ross,

I was once listening to a married couple telling how they help street
children to become responsible. The whole of their lecture would have been
an amazing contribution to your line of thinking.

>Just some things I have been thinking about.
>I would appreciate any thoughts and references
>that might address this barrier to change.

Perhaps you may have a look once again at two essays on our
LO-dialogue round about the 11/9 days:
"Fitness Landscape and other landscapes. LO27222"
< http://www.learning-org.com/01.09/0018.html >
"Fitness Landscape and other landscapes. LO27257"
< http://www.learning-org.com/01.09/0053.html >

With care and best wishes

-- 

At de Lange <amdelange@gold.up.ac.za> Snailmail: A M de Lange Gold Fields Computer Centre Faculty of Science - University of Pretoria Pretoria 0001 - Rep of South Africa

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