Tuesday, May 10, 2011

We have discovered Human Optimization


We all want to change something but can't. It's a matter of willpower, right?

Did you know:

98% of us fail at keeping New Year's resolutions to change bad habits.

70% of Americans who pay off credit card debt with a home equity loan end up with the same or higher debt in 2 years.

Americans spend $40 billion a year on diets, but 19 out of 20 lose nothing but their money

The average alcohol or drug abuser who tries to quit is back at it within 4 to 32 days.

Marriage counseling saves fewer than 1 in 5 couples on the brink of divorce.

The statistics go on and on.


So why can't we change?

Maybe it's because we have far less control over our behavior than we think.

Maybe it's because there are powerful sources of influence working against us that shape our choices.

Maybe we can't change because we simply lack the skills!