In How to Change, Dr. Katy Milkman tells us:
“Angela and I began to wonder if more people could reach their goals if they were encouraged to (1) seek out people with a wealth of knowledge they’d likely overlooked, and (2) deliberately copy and paste their life hacks.”
“In two studies led by Wharton doctoral student Katie Mehr, we found that encouraging people to copy and paste one another’s best life hacks motivated both more exercise and better class preparation in adults who wanted to work out more and college students seeking to improve their grades, respectively. Score one small victory for the strategy.”
“You’re likely to go further faster if you find the person who’s already achieving what you want to achieve and copy and paste their tactics than if you simply let social forces influence you through osmosis.”
Isn’t it interesting? I’ve noticed that many of my tactics are copied and pasted from others, approximately 90% or more. I seek out those who excel in my areas of interest, absorb their wisdom, and then move on to the next mentor. This approach has been instrumental in my growth.
Can you think of anyone whose tactics you would like to copy and paste?
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