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“It can scarcely be denied that the supreme goal of all theory is to make the irreducible basic elements as simple and as few as possible without having to surrender the adequate representation of a single datum of experience.”
~ Albert Einstein
Systems
I’ve come across a few authors, ”thought leaders,” who, in an attempt to describe a system, unfortunately, confuse their audience.
Author #1: A system is “a series of habits.”
Author #2: A system is something that “gives you the most options.”
On top of these loose and inaccurate definitions, each author repeatedly states, “Systems are better than goals.”
Oy veh!
Let’s review an actual definition of a system.
A system is a collection of interrelated components that function together to achieve a specific objective.
“To achieve a specific objective.” Interesting.
A “specific objective” is a goal.
Hence, systems serve goals; they need each other, and they are not better than goals.
Why the confusion?
Well, it turns out the universality of systems is partially to blame. Consider that there is everything from ecosystems to solar systems, digestive systems, nervous systems, weather systems, etc.
Why this matters…
Systems are essential for forging/cultivating behaviors and habits that serve your goals! (read that again)
If your goal is to lose some weight, you’ll want to devise a “system” to help forge the habits and behaviors that support that goal.
Enter: “The 3 Circles of Behavior Echo-System.”
When it comes to forging behaviors/habits (middle concentric circle) it’s essential to understand the two major influencers: The Environment & one’s Thinking/Stories.
Feelings & Emotions are potentially twice as important/influential at any particular moment and less so over a period of time.
Translated: Goal pursuit takes months, if not years, a significant period of time. Thus, feelings and emotions which fluctuate from one day to the next are less important to your long-term goals.
If you were a two-year-old and not emotionally mature this model wouldn’t apply. However, because you’re an emotionally mature adult, there are just TWO MAJOR INFLUENCERS OF YOUR BEHAVIOR, particularly in pursuit of your long-term goals: Thinking/Stories & Environment.
Enjoy the show!
~mg
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”
~ Aristotle
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Books that may help "The Power of Positive Thinking" by Norman Vincent Peale and "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.
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From the world of statistics: All models are flawed, but some are useful.
We asked Google’s AI experiment Gemini to “break” the “3 Circles of Behavior Echo-System” behavior model.
The short story (no pun intended), is he/she/IT could not.
The best Gemini could offer: “What about people who aren’t aware of their unconscious stories/thinking?”
It’s a good question and a nice attempt. However, an unconscious story is still a story (represented within the model), and that is the point of the latest book, EVERYTHING is a F*cking STORY where the latest version of the model was revealed.
BTW: You are invited to try and “break” the “3 Circles of Behavior Echo-System” behavior model as well.
If you think you can, please email or leave comments here.
*Note: ChatGPT’s does not know the model yet, officially published in October of 2022. GPT’s latest update is from January 2022.
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“The Three Circles of Behavior Echo-System” / The Grunburg Behavior Model is a holistic, fluid, and dynamic behavior-change model. It’s the very first behavior-change model to demonstrate how our thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and even our environment vibrate (echo and reverberate) to influence each other.
Hence, it’s an “Echo-System” not an eco-system. All prior behavior models represent human behavior in a linear-flow type diagram.
Background here.
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Systems