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How We Change

by Ross Ellenhorn · 1984

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How We Change

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11 Takeaways: 1) Change is Hard Because Sameness is a Powerful, Protective Choice.

Key Insight 1: Change is Hard Because Sameness is a Powerful, Protective Choice.

This insight from How We Change by Ross Ellenhorn represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 2: The Tension Between "Where You Are" and "Where You Want to Be" Drives All Change.

This insight from How We Change by Ross Ellenhorn represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 3: Anxiety, Hope, and Faith: The Three Core Laws Governing Personal Change.

This insight from How We Change by Ross Ellenhorn represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 4: Fear of Hope: Why We Actively Avoid Our Own Aspirations.

This insight from How We Change by Ross Ellenhorn represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 5: Sameness is an Ingenious Act of Self-Preservation, Not Just Passive Resistance.

This insight from How We Change by Ross Ellenhorn represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 6: True Change Demands Humbly Facing Your Current, Imperfect Reality.

This insight from How We Change by Ross Ellenhorn represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 7: Small Steps Are Often Insulting, Yet They Are the Only Path to Big Change.

This insight from How We Change by Ross Ellenhorn represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 8: We Often Protect Our Pain by Memorializing Past Hurts Through Sameness.

This insight from How We Change by Ross Ellenhorn represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 9: Personal Change Inevitably Reshapes Our Relationships with Others.

This insight from How We Change by Ross Ellenhorn represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 10: Our Deepest Self-Perceptions Resist Change, Even Positive Ones.

This insight from How We Change by Ross Ellenhorn represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

Key Insight 11: You Are Both Alone and Profoundly Interconnected in Your Journey of Change.

This insight from How We Change by Ross Ellenhorn represents one of the foundational ideas in this philosophical work.

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