The Emotional Cycle of Change

A study found that the benefits of planning diminish rapidly if you pursue and plan with more than one goal. When people are confronted with big projects such as cleaning a very messy house, they can feel overwhelmed and ultimately fail to take care of their own. The way that you think about the magnitude of the execution effort affects your willingness to take action. This also makes sense in the context of the emotional cycle of change introduced in chapter 12.