

The neural pathways begin to default to the "change is too hard" basket and before you know it you are living a mundane, stagnant life.Įxperiencing Aha moments is amazing and exhilarating however if you ignore them, if the change that beckons appears too hard and if you let the light bulb moment dim then you actively damage your future and your integrity.

Put simply every Aha moment that has faded and dimmed reduces your capacity to make successful, future change. So what you ask if I never open the door or act on the Aha moment will the consequences be damaging? After all, what you don't know doesn't hurt you. In order to act and to sustain the changes associated with the light bulb effect you need to possess the psychological capacities to be successful with change. That Aha moment is a crossroad where you decide to either open the doors and walk through the experience it offers or, at worst, never even open the door to see what may be possible. It sounds obvious but you actually need to act, to do something about that Aha or it will fade, leaving a future tinged with lost opportunities. Perhaps the Aha has faded, the impact dimmed by the realities of everyday life.įor an Aha moment to become life changing’ you need to do more than experience the light bulb effect. Now consider if that Aha moment really has impacted your life, changed who you are and what you do. Do you recall a significant Aha moment that time when life appeared to stand still and you thought your life had changed forever.
