Minds at Work

A great explanation of the importance of having a #psychologicalimmunesystem that warns us when there MIGHT be danger. We shouldn't try and immediately override the warning. It is serving an important function. Instead, we can explore if/when the warning is necessary or unnecessary. Joanna Cheek: "Evolutionary psychologists teach that we’ve evolved to survive, and not to be happy or calm. Low mood, anger, shame, anxiety, guilt, grief—these are all helpful responses to help us meet the challenges of our specific environments. Having sensitive #protective functions that sound alarms or short-circuit when we’re #threatened isn’t a design flaw. It’s a design success. "'The key view in evolutionary theory is that if we find behaviors that we do not like or cause suffering to self or others, we should not automatically assume that something has gone wrong "in the machine," says Professor Paul Gilbert OBE, a professor at the University of Derby, who researches evolutionary psychology. Rather, he suggests we ask, 'In what social contexts are these behaviors prevalent? What functions are they serving?' "Psychiatrist Randolph Nesse, Founding Director of the Center for Evolution and Medicine at Arizona State University, began his career directing an anxiety disorders clinic. He found began asking himself, why are people having so many panic attacks in situations that are actually quite safe? Then he came across the smoke detector theory. 'I started realizing that it’s essential for alarms to go off, even if there’s just a chance of danger. When the threat is uncertain, false alarms are worth it,' Nesse says. It’s better to be safe than sorry. 'We want to ensure we get warned about every single fire.' It all comes down to the economics of harm. When the probability of harm in our environment is greater than the cost of #anxiety, it’s helpful to experience anxiety, even if that means having an unnecessary panic attack in the grocery store. 'I finally understood that the system is set to have many, many normal #falsealarms,' says Nesse." Article here: https://lnkd.in/enYUPnkx #immunitytochange #selfprotection #evolutionarypsychology

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Ruth Allen: "At almost every conceivable level of our imagining, it is impossible to create a #change without a discontinuity, without a moment of not knowing who we are, or what we are going to become. Rupture precedes revolution." Article here: https://lnkd.in/eNZQ96RZ #transformation #deconstruction #integration #synthesis #dialectic #growthanddevelopment #immunitytochange

Fantastic opportunity to have Robert Kegan lead us through his #immunitytochange programme as a post Inner Development Goals workshop! A fantastic 2.5 hours spent challenging ourselves, listening and learning from others, and seeing the master at work!!

Det är inte ofta jag blir knäsvag inför en snart 80 årig man men... Sa jag på min föreläsning förra veckan 😅 Efter att ha nämnt en del av den forskningen jag baserar TriggerEffekten på. ...och berättat att jag skulle gå på en live workshop med Harvard professorn Robert Kegan... dream came true! Och igår var det dags 🥳 Att live få ta del av 40 år av kunskap kring vad vårt inre motstånd består av och hur vi kan jobba med det för att nå dit vi vill.. galet inspirerande 🤩👏 Jag kommer ta delar av denna kunskapen och masha ihop den med ännu mer juice stuff om Triggers, och sätta ihop en gratis-workshop för er att prova på lite längre fram. Vill du att jag skickar dig länken när det är dags? Skriv då en kommentar veta jag, och berätta om en idol du har 😀 (Så därav lite random ihop sammansatt bildförstärkning till inlägget 😂) #självledarskap #triggers #innerdevelopmentgoals

Yesterday, I joined over 500 participants from the Inner Development Goals (IDG) community for an inspiring, hands-on online workshop with Harvard Professor Robert Kegan. We delved into his powerful "Immunity to Change" model, which explores the often-hidden assumptions that hold us back in our lives and work. One of my key takeaways? I noticed a tendency to avoid sharing hard truths with others—a protective mechanism to ensure I’m liked. This insight is something I’m eager to experiment with as I aim to bring more boldness and courage to my work with clients. Thank you, Bob Kegan and the IDG team, for creating this thought-provoking event! And a special shoutout to Ulrikke Mysen and Tatiana Sánchez Tirado for your invaluable feedback throughout the process. Looking forward to gathering in Stockholm again next year! #IDG #InnerDevelopmentGoals #ImmunityToChange #GrowthMindset #Boldness

"Find people that see things differently than you do. Move into the tell me more space..." - Dr. Keith Eigel Dr. Robert Kegan and Keith M. Eigel, PhD on the Growing As Growing as Grown-Ups podcast. See the full episode here > https://lnkd.in/eyCtgntw #fear #Empathy #curiosity

Your close friend, or colleague, or boss is upset. As they describe their feelings, you can hear that some of their ideas/beliefs aren't accurate. Do you assume you should agree with what they are saying in order to be supportive? If so, that limiting #BigAssumption might actually be "lightgassing" (opposite of #gaslighting?): Spencer Greenberg: "Lightgassing is when one person agrees with or validates another person’s #falsebeliefs or misconceptions in order to be supportive.  Unlike gaslighting, a tactic of jerks and abusers, lightgassing is an (unintentionally harmful) tactic of friends and supporters. "Here are common examples I’ve seen that are sometimes, but obviously not always, lightgassing: • 'Since they did X, they don’t deserve to be with you.' • 'It was reasonable for you to do Y because they made you feel bad.' • 'You did nothing wrong. It was 100% their fault.' "Ideally, when you’re upset, friends should validate your feelings and help you feel heard and understood, but they should do so without agreeing with statements they themselves know to be false. "We do a disservice to people when we encourage their false beliefs. Most people have a value of truth-telling (and knowing the truth), and by avoiding lightgassing, we stay truer to these values." Article here: https://lnkd.in/eDknqaFJ #immunitytochange #limitingbeliefs #relationships #support

Another rich and rewarding hour spent with Helen Sanderson MBE exploring an immunity to change I have. It is such a powerful process to delve deeper into understanding the big assumptions that can get in the way of positive change. Our conversation today helped to peel back the layers of the assumption, what appears to be getting in the way may just be the story you are telling yourself about why it can't be done. Helen helped me explore what might lie beneath and then design experiments to test this. I'm left feeling enlightened and curious to test and learn from the results. Emily McArdle Michelle Livesley Nikki Thompson