This is an interesting sharing as many of us do have something that we hate in what we do daily, which either procrastinate or did not get it done at all, last week I came across a book with a title: Power to get things done by Steven Levinson and Chris Cooper. It has been interesting to get things done if you don’t feel like it. This book has shared a valuable insight on how to get it done if you don’t like it or you procrastinate all this while.
Besides, I found the below article and would like to share here:
Believe it or not, adversity and challenge at work don’t have to be the enemies of engagement and motivation; they can actually1 be the glue. Why? The answer lies in Leon Festinger’s famous work on a psychological phenomenon called cognitive dissonance.
Cognitive dissonance occurs when the brain recognizes it’s holding two conflicting beliefs. For example, let’s say you have always detested olives, and then one day your spouse sneaks them into a pasta sauce and you find them delightful. Or let’s say you’ve always considered yourself a conservative, but an election rolls around and you’re drawn to a liberal candidate. Your brain experiences dissonance that it will want to dispel.
Festinger says that if you spend a ton of effort on a task you value, your brain considers that a worthwhile use of resources. But what if you spend a high effort on something you don’t consider valuable? Your brain hates cognitive dissonance so it justifies the effort, usually by deciding the task actually was valuable. Thus cognitive dissonance can trick your brain into perceiving you value a particularly difficult or unenjoyable task, which in turn can spur motivation and engagement.
Full Article: Click Here
Shared by: LY
No comments:
Post a Comment