Are you going to learn the language? Happy travels! I became a nomad for a few years to research a book I just published and accomplish a few bucket list dreams of mine…one was to live in Paris for a month 💫 Excited to read more about your reset! I love the idea about changing the environment vs. changing ourselves. Have fun!
I can definitely relate: all I gotta do is get out of the house to a coffee place and all the stuff around the house that needs doing - and the COMFORT ZONE of being home drops away. At the coffee place, I am surrounded by the seething, commercial world and the old "Stay Hungry" is much easier to connect with.
Changing environments taught me the value of curiosity. When you stay open to trying new things, you often learn more about yourself than you set out to.
I resonate with the power of environment to interrupt old scripts. I’ve also noticed that for some of us, changing place reveals what we were using place to manage. The reset is real—but so is what rises in the quiet once the novelty fades.
Erich. Great stuff. I’m curious why your default setting is that of the individual and their brain. Yes, the context is important - physical and emotional- but we are a fundamentally social species who have evolved for a world of…other people (not brands or self-development programmes). Understanding and managing the social context of a targeted behaviour is the #1 job if you want to make change.
That’s why the 12 step programme takes people out of their using social environment and creates a series of new social environments and relationships - mentors and sponsors and fellow-travellers.
Wishing you a great half-year in Helsinki.
I did something similar a while back, moved to Texas for six months, and it turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life.
The environment shift alone changes how you think, work, and show up.
This article captures that mechanism really well.
Curious to see what this reset unlocks for you.
Good luck!
Are you going to learn the language? Happy travels! I became a nomad for a few years to research a book I just published and accomplish a few bucket list dreams of mine…one was to live in Paris for a month 💫 Excited to read more about your reset! I love the idea about changing the environment vs. changing ourselves. Have fun!
I can definitely relate: all I gotta do is get out of the house to a coffee place and all the stuff around the house that needs doing - and the COMFORT ZONE of being home drops away. At the coffee place, I am surrounded by the seething, commercial world and the old "Stay Hungry" is much easier to connect with.
Have a great time!
Changing environments taught me the value of curiosity. When you stay open to trying new things, you often learn more about yourself than you set out to.
My best wishes in your new journey.
It will bring you a lot of personal enrichment for sure.
I resonate with the power of environment to interrupt old scripts. I’ve also noticed that for some of us, changing place reveals what we were using place to manage. The reset is real—but so is what rises in the quiet once the novelty fades.
Erich. Great stuff. I’m curious why your default setting is that of the individual and their brain. Yes, the context is important - physical and emotional- but we are a fundamentally social species who have evolved for a world of…other people (not brands or self-development programmes). Understanding and managing the social context of a targeted behaviour is the #1 job if you want to make change.
That’s why the 12 step programme takes people out of their using social environment and creates a series of new social environments and relationships - mentors and sponsors and fellow-travellers.
Surely that merits some airtime?