Researchers have coined the term allostasis to describe the cycle of order disorder reorder, which is a more accurate model for how thriving individuals, organizations, and cultures interact with change. The old model, known as homeostasis, viewed change as inherently bad and something to resist. However, the new model recognizes that stability is found in new places after going through cycles of disorder. This concept can be compared to the three-act structure in storytelling, where characters transition from a safe environment to an unsafe and crazy world.
We go through at least thirty-six major changes in the course of our adulthoods. And yet adapting to those changes is really, really hard. Why is that? Health and science writer Brad Stulberg says it's because our model for change is broken. Luckily, he's here to fix it.
Guest: Brad Stulberg
Book: "Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You"
Host: Caleb Bissinger