This is an incredibly interesting piece, especially the way you take the notion of self-concept and apply it to macro issues. At both an individual (relationship) and macro level, is there evidence to suggest "when" the tipping point occurs that allows agents to act?
Thanks Ben! There's some really interesting research on those self-concept tipping points that allow people to embrace a new identity and act in accordance with it. The real driving force is usually an underlying need for that self-concept change, but the change is helped along by major life events. For instance, a criminal who ends up in the hospital might see this as a moment of 'rebirth' when he decides to no longer engage in delinquent behavior. More common life events are marriage, births of a child, graduation from college, death of a parent or life partner, etc. Here's a cool article about it: https://hbr.org/2022/01/when-a-major-life-change-upends-your-sense-of-self
This is an incredibly interesting piece, especially the way you take the notion of self-concept and apply it to macro issues. At both an individual (relationship) and macro level, is there evidence to suggest "when" the tipping point occurs that allows agents to act?
Thanks Ben! There's some really interesting research on those self-concept tipping points that allow people to embrace a new identity and act in accordance with it. The real driving force is usually an underlying need for that self-concept change, but the change is helped along by major life events. For instance, a criminal who ends up in the hospital might see this as a moment of 'rebirth' when he decides to no longer engage in delinquent behavior. More common life events are marriage, births of a child, graduation from college, death of a parent or life partner, etc. Here's a cool article about it: https://hbr.org/2022/01/when-a-major-life-change-upends-your-sense-of-self