{"id":46612,"date":"2021-08-24T10:04:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T14:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=46612"},"modified":"2021-08-28T10:58:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T14:58:53","slug":"emotional-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/emotional-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional Energy: The Driving Force of Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Is your emotional side stronger than your rational side? How can you leverage your emotional energy to make positive changes? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your emotional side is usually to blame when changes fail. However, your emotional side is stronger than your rational side. If you learn to harness your emotional energy, it can be a major force for positive change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn how to get your emotional energy moving in the right direction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harness Your Emotional Energy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your emotional side acts instinctively and is driven by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/immediate-gratification-2\/\">instant gratification<\/a>. When changes fail, it\u2019s usually your emotional side\u2019s fault\u2014change hinges on the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/defer-gratification\/\">delay gratification<\/a> and make short-term sacrifices in exchange for a long-term payoff.<strong> However, because your emotional side is <em>much stronger<\/em> than your rational side, it will do most of the legwork in getting you to your goal, if you can harness emotional energy.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three ways to leverage your emotional energy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) Appeal to the Right Feelings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people think that all change follows the process: analysis\u2192 thought\u2192 change. You receive information, carefully analyze it, think of a solution, and execute the change. However, this process only works for small, defined changes, such as deciding to stop buying paper towels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Using this process to try to get people on board with large, ambiguous changes is a waste of energy. <\/strong>It misdirects your efforts\u2014you\u2019ll assume that your audience isn\u2019t changing because they don\u2019t understand the information well enough to see the problem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, you might think, \u201cPeople won\u2019t stop buying bottled water because they don\u2019t understand the impact plastic bottles have on the environment.\u201d<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, your audience usually understands the information\u2014hearing it again won\u2019t make them care, or see the need for change. Most people naturally feel that they\u2019re better than others, which helps them rationalize away information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201c<em>I\u2019m <\/em>not the problem. I don\u2019t drink nearly as much bottled water as some people, and I almost always recycle.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When large change is at stake, the process looks more like: experience\u2192 feel\u2192 change.<\/strong> That is, you have to create an experience that sparks a strong emotion\u2014such as outrage, joy, or disgust. That emotional energy will drive people to change. Emotions are hard to rationalize away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Imagine you want your husband to stop using vulgar language around your child. He rationalizes the information: \u201cHe\u2019s a baby. He doesn\u2019t understand any of those words. Besides, I don\u2019t swear around him <em>that <\/em>much.\u201d You engineer an experience: You hype your child up on sugar\u2014which always brings out his potty mouth\u2014and send him to the store with your husband. Your child uses some <em>choice<\/em> language when speaking to the cashier. Your husband feels deep shame and embarrassment\u2014he cleans up his language to avoid further public shame.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which Emotions Are Most Effective?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Context has a large part in determining which emotions you should appeal to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Personal changes:<\/strong> Negative emotions like shock or disgust usually prompt specific actions, so they\u2019re best for specific, personal changes. For example, a heartbreaking intervention may prompt an addict to stop buying drugs.<\/li><li><strong>Organizational changes: <\/strong>Positive emotions like surprise or empowerment are better suited to the ambiguous, evolving, and long-term goals of organizations. Instead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/ways-to-motivate-employees\/\">motivating employees<\/a> with a layoff threat, inspire them with an ambitious, exciting goal.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Minimize the Effort<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most distracting factors along the path to change is <em>the possibility of instant gratification<\/em>. The gratification that far-off goals offer is too distant\u2014your emotional side naturally starts looking for more immediate ways to feel satisfied. Keep your emotional side on track by building frequent opportunities for gratification into the journey. You can do this in two ways.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method #1: Shorten the Distance to Your Goal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>People are naturally more motivated to work toward a goal when they feel that they\u2019re already partway there. <\/strong>When progress isn\u2019t immediately apparent, your emotional side becomes demoralized and distracted. However, a \u201chead start\u201d on your goals feels like immediate progress\u2014giving your emotional energy a boost of satisfaction and confidence that carries you to the next benchmark of progress. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/motivate-change\/\">Motivate change<\/a> by demonstrating the progress that\u2019s already been made.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, you want your team to start meeting with their direct reports at least once a month. You remind them, \u201cLast year, you only did<em> two<\/em> meetings per year. You\u2019re already on track for seven<em> <\/em>meetings this year\u2014one per month is achievable.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method #2: Build in Opportunities for Celebration&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keep in mind that any achieved goal is just a collection of small, doable actions.<\/strong> Shifting your focus toward these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/incremental-progress\/\">small actions<\/a>, instead of the result, can prevent discouragement and generate positive emotional energy instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do this in two ways:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1) Start small. <\/strong>Instead of considering the overwhelming work to be done, think: What is the smallest task I could complete that would be a step in the right direction?<em> <\/em>Completing this small first task gives you a quick fix of emotional energy in the form of instant gratification, motivating you to complete the next task.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, if the idea of cleaning your <em>whole<\/em> house is too daunting, commit instead to doing the smallest task possible, such as washing the dishes piling up in the sink.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2) Create milestones.<\/strong> Building small, frequent milestones into the journey and celebrating them ensures a regular supply of instant gratification opportunities. For example, if you\u2019re learning French, you might set the following milestones: 1) Read and understand one article from <em>Le Monde, <\/em>2) Watch a season of your favorite show with French subtitles, 3) Listen to and understand one French podcast episode, 4) Write an entire essay without using a dictionary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Building these types of small wins into a long journey not only reassures you of your abilities, but it also diminishes the pressure and difficulty of achieving the goal. Instead of thinking, \u201cI\u2019ll <em>never<\/em> be fluent,\u201d you\u2019ll think \u201cI can already understand a whole podcast episode. Learning French isn\u2019t as hard as I thought.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) Cultivate Identity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When trying to get people on board with ambiguous ideas or big changes, it\u2019s most effective to appeal to identity\u2014the essential part of your sense of self and the way you make decisions. Identities can be relatively flexible in that you naturally adopt different identities throughout your life, such as <em>parent<\/em>, <em>world-traveler<\/em>, or <em>musician.<\/em> <strong>However, identities can be rigid in that <\/strong><strong><em>if you propose a change that contradicts someone\u2019s identity, they\u2019ll naturally resist.<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em>Therefore, you need to either align your proposed change with someone\u2019s identity <em>or<\/em> align their identity with your proposed change. Start by asking yourself if the people you\u2019re appealing to would say: \u201cI want to be the kind of person who makes this change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Yes: You don\u2019t have to convince them\u2014they\u2019ll make the change because it nudges them closer to the identity they want.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>No: You\u2019ll have to convince them to adopt the identity of someone who changes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Start small\u2014ask your audience to perform a minor change-supporting behavior. The behavior makes them think that they <em>do<\/em> align with the identity you suggested. Subsequently, they start performing more behaviors that align with the change\u2014reinforcing the identity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, if someone tells you they don\u2019t care about your town\u2019s environmental awareness board, have her sign a simple \u201cKeep Our Community Clean\u201d pledge. This prompts her to think about herself as a responsible citizen. She starts picking up trash in town and participating in clean-up initiatives. Six months later, she\u2019s on the board.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When you harness emotional energy and direct it toward your goal, you smooth the path toward change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your emotional side stronger than your rational side? How can you leverage your emotional energy to make positive changes? Your emotional side is usually to blame when changes fail. However, your emotional side is stronger than your rational side. If you learn to harness your emotional energy, it can be a major force for positive change. 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