Change is Inevitable?

Since I am jumping off the fence for this one... (Angie you are fairly warned!:))

"What is Change?" Let's define that first before we all start pulling our hair on this topic! :) Is it a fact of life that should be welcomed or something that occurs on its own and disturbs our equanimity and should be resisted? Though many will see life from two angle, either it's fixed or fluid; a mere philosophical perception of life.

Personality change is not only possible but it can truly change your life, if you are 'willing' to make that choice. Researchers believe that personality traits changes over time and more in adulthood then in childhood.

There are so many big in-between areas where people grow and learn, and it all part of changing aspect of life. A simple example would be intelligence as a fixed or change trait which greatly impacts our behavior. And the ones which believe that intelligence can not be changed either because they were less motivated to learn or less likely to take up a challenge.

And Ninand, your points are well addressed, and I would surely avoid going in circles! 😉

ps... I truly believe that people can change, with out fear and doubt!

Change is the most certain thing in life.

Change can be of two kinds. One kind is tangible/visible change like switching to a new software at work, breaking a habit, changing a targeted behavior like study habits or short tempers. You can condition yourself or others to change by setting up the right incentive/punishment program. Every person reacts differently and it is very important to set the conditioning program correctly, otherwise it won't work.

There is intangible/invisible change as well, like changes in beliefs, attitudes, perceptions, lifestyles etc. You cannot force these change though. There is no way you can condition someone to actually change who they are as a person. This change has to be an organic and natural process that takes place in increments slowly as time passes. If you look at yourself today and yourself ten years ago, you will observe that in some aspects you have changed significantly as a person. The same thing goes for family and friends around you. No one probably told you to make these changes or set a program to implement change, it occurred as a part of life. Times change, people change and that's just how it is.

Originally posted by: -Aarya-

Since I am jumping off the fence for this one... (Angie you are fairly warned!:))

"What is Change?" Let's define that first before we all start pulling our hair on this topic! :) Is it a fact of life that should be welcomed or something that occurs on its own and disturbs our equanimity and should be resisted? Though many will see life from two angle, either it's fixed or fluid; a mere philosophical perception of life.

Personality change is not only possible but it can truly change your life, if you are 'willing' to make that choice. Researchers believe that personality traits changes over time and more in adulthood then in childhood.

There are so many big in-between areas where people grow and learn, and it all part of changing aspect of life. A simple example would be intelligence as a fixed or change trait which greatly impacts our behavior. And the ones which believe that intelligence can not be changed either because they were less motivated to learn or less likely to take up a challenge.

And Ninand, your points are well addressed, and I would surely avoid going in circles! 😉

ps... I truly believe that people can change, with out fear and doubt!

Originally posted by: angie.4u

Good points raised everyone ! I see some newcomers or are they new IDs ?

Nice topic , Aarya and thanks for saving me the trouble of shoving you off the fence this time 😆 I hope it does not mean that i have to be on the other side of the fence. my stance can also undergo a change cant it? 😆

Since change is inevitable there is no denying it. Whether it should be welcomed or resisted would be specific to the concerned change. Generally speaking if it is considered beneficial it will be welcomed whereas if it is seen as some sort of threat it gets resisted. Change is observed throughout one's life be it at the physical, emotional, mental, financial, spiritual, behavioural or personality level. Nature and nurture both play their role.

Would you like to narrow it down to a specific change for the sake of discussion? The topic appears to be very broad based 🤔

Originally posted by: Parthenope

In Piaget's theories of development, he speaks about the theory of assimilation and accommodation.

Assimilation essentially is using an existing schema to make sense of a new experience. e.g. this thing has four legs, two eyes, and two pointy ears; therefore, it must be a cat.

Accommodation is creating a new schema to make sense of an experience because no pre-existing schemas account for it sufficiently. e.g. this thing has four legs, two eyes, and pointy ears, but it barks, runs faster, fetches my frisbee, and is generally more humble than the meowing, uppity little thing back there... Ah, it's not a cat; it's a dog.

Assimilation happens on a daily basis; accommodation occurs less frequently the older you grow and the more you gain the feeling of 'i have seen this before (or as I like to call it - 'it's the same ol' shit'). Accommodation by definition implies change - something in your thinking has changed to allow room for something else... so, by definition, of course change is inevitable. I think the question here is what is the degree of change possible the older you grow?

If your intellectual and learning capabilities are X and your environmental stimulation is Y, and X into Y = Z (your overall coefficient of adaptibility), then I would think that the one other variable that influences Z is your openness to change... or your openness to allowing Accommodation to continue ad infinitum...

-Devi