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
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