Week 4 - Power of Persuasion

Week 4 overview.

Over winter break I was able to keep up with my behavior as I have gotten into a trend of taking cold navy showers.  As showering is something that everyone does on some sort of schedule, I have been able to keep it consistent and easy to follow basis.  For me, as I was on break I took a navy shower every other day making it easy to follow.  However, on days that I shave, I have the water running the whole time meaning that 2-3 days I took a 10-minute shower instead of the 1-minute shower that I was striving towards.  As roughly 50 days have gone by since I have started my activity, I feel that changing the way that I shower was a relatively easy task that I will be able to continue even after the project time is over.  In this weeks blog, I will talk about the importance of persuasion when it comes to changing others' habits.

Most important part of persuasion.

I believe that knowledge is the best way to persuade others to adopt my behavior because without the correct knowledge one can not produce the optimal outcome. Without the knowledge of how taking cold navy showers can drastically reduce one's water consumption, others would not give up their comfort to reduce their carbon footprint. In an article by Colin Robertson titled "6 Factors That Influence Our Behavior.", the author states that "With the right knowledge and skills to achieve their weight loss goals, they were able to direct their willpower more effectively" (1).  This statement indicates that without the proper knowledge, one can not pursue the things that are actually important.  I created this blog with the hopes that someone will come across this blog and that by reading this blog, the reader will be inspired and gain the knowledge to also change their everyday pattern and start to take shorter showers.

(1) - willpowered.co