That Path of Least Resistance

 

That path of least resistance has been the most popular option ever opted by mankind.  WHAT could be the reason WHY all of us [save for outliers] often succumb to take on that path of least resistance?  Oh Oh, here comes a study from the University College of London WHICH shockingly discovered something almost all [in fact, everyone of us] would deny, the scientific research WHICH concludes that by nature, we're LAZY❎❎❎

WHAT is looming as a huge alarm here are the ramifications NOT just to millennials WHO, till now, may be figuring out WHAT career path to take OR for workers biting clickbait instead of making progress OR for leaders [and politicians!] struggling to ensure that their campaign promises come into fruition.  These days, getting promoted in the workforce is NOT a walkover.  Rather than say 'THIS IS HARD BUT WORTH IT', we sometimes tend to convince ourselves that we should get a new job [WHICH is often, all said and done, easier than sticking it out through the hard, vertical climb.  Taking that PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE can come in the form of rationalization, denial OR worst, distraction💚💛💜

At hindsight, I'm trying to deduce from that research that temptation to make hard for you to grasp or secure things in a much harder way, akin to putting all the booze at the top pedestal of a high cabinet in your basement WHICH has been abandoned through the years and attempting to go there means you need to go through a labyrinth of dark, narrow corridors, the very hallmarks of Dracula's haven.  BUT my key takeaway in that research boils down to awareness.  However, in that research, the respondents realized that moving the handle the right way was getting harder❌❌❌

Sometimes we'll hear something like 'THE BODY TENDS TO FOLLOW THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE'.  And this is essentially the same old stuff, emphasizing WHAT works well and WHAT you are good at and ignoring OR even dismissing WHERE there is stiffness OR aversion OR WHERE you have encountered hurt OR failure in the past.  True, I have to admit, I stumbled many times before, falling flat on my face WHEN I dared to take on that PATH of RESISTANCE and instead of running away from postures that I used to resent, I just tried, breathed and took one step at a time and found that each time, there was MORE joy sans that fear OR resentment I anticipated😡😡😡

Our takeaway:  I realized one thing here.  If we understand well enough that flexibility and strength are NOT all about stretching and power BUT are bundled and part of an attidude we all can learn and embrace.  YES, one thing more, we need to lose that 'fixed mindset' that assumes pre-determined outcome and open up to that 'growth mindset' that sees a challenge as a welcome opportunity to evolve, learn and grow, rather than tagging it as a threat to our very ego.  Can we consider to throw out in the window that self-defeating attitude, skipping that PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE???