Inc Description Freedom

Freedom knows we can make the changes that break the chains holding us back.

Every living thing is wired to use as little energy as possible, so we naturally take the path of least resistance. Freedom has a price, and that price is being willing to change. Change takes effort, and effort takes energy.

Your brain is about 2% of your body mass but uses around 20% of your energy. The first time you try something new, it costs a lot, because your brain isn’t wired for it yet. Repeat it and new neural pathways form, shortcuts that let you do it with less effort. Brain scans of London taxi drivers found they have a physically larger hippocampus, the part of the brain that handles long-term and spatial memory. The brain literally reshapes itself to make things easier.

That’s why so many people dislike change. Sticking with what you know takes less energy.

But nothing comes out if nothing goes in. Without food you have no energy. Without experiences, bitter or sweet, you have nothing to learn from or build on.

Not every change will work out. If life were all plain sailing, you’d never learn how to handle the rough seas later on. And believe me, rough seas you shall encounter.

Whatever the outcome, know why you resist change, and know that the effort it takes will lead to your freedom one way or another. One way or another.