University education ends at thought, not action, which means a class or a book can only change your mind.
Changing yourself or your world requires more than cognitive understanding of alternatives.
This 4 step model of making a future that wasn't going to happen by itself is helpful for people when they reach that point in their lives when they want change -- either in themselves, or in the world.
Awareness→Judgement→Motivation→Action
Adapted from: Hannah et al. (2011) 'Moral Maturation & moral conation' Academy of Management Review, v36(4)663-685.
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From Thought to Action
How to change the world.
Jun 17, 2025

Self-Actual Engineering
Engineering for the whole of Maslow's hierarchy -- using self-awareness & self-understanding to recover from trauma, build resilience, and redesign our lives.
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