The DOUBLE ENTRY JOURNAL is a method for taking very structured notes as you read challenging texts.

Please use this table and take notes on the left hand side of what the text actually says (direct quotations are fine) and then jot down corresponding reactions questions and clarifications on the right hand side. !e have provided an example of what a double entry journal entry might look like below. !hen we assess these we will be looking to see that you actually read the chapter and we will be interested in what strikes "#$ as interesting and important as well as what you need more clarity about. Heath and Heath, Switch Page # % What the text says &They ran out of self'control. (n studies like this scientists have discovered that self'control is an exhaustible resource.) (*+,-P.*)g Questi ns, !ea"ti n, "#a!i$i"ati ns !ow. This is a shocking statement to me/ ( always thought of self'control as a quality that some people are born with and others are not. ( never imagined that it was something that you have a limited amount of to use at any time. This changes my whole perception of some of my own struggles with self' control. -aybe ( need to read further on this topic to see if there are strategies for preserving it for when you really need it. This statement really caught my attention. !hen ( try to 22change22 someone2s idea or at least convince them ( would try to show them how. ( would not have thought that their hearts played a role for agreeing towards my idea. $sually ( assume that as long ( get their mind to think like my mind then everything works out but if their hearts which means emotion does not agree with the mind then the change may be a failure. ,fter learning something early in the chapters ( feel like there is so much more to learn from as ( gladly continue. ( really wonder what are ways for the heart and mind to agree4 (nteresting statements just keeps coming out from the book. 8howing this to a person who have not read the book will see it as confusing but those who read it will find it meaningful. This also relates to the first statement in the way emotions and mind have to both agree. 9asically it is saying that if you tell a person to change they may have an idea of what2s going on but they may not feel as confident in doing so. Their emotion is bringing the person down from continuing on with the change which causes them to be lost in a way. ,lthough the person may try their

&1or individuals2 behavior to change you2ve got to influence not only their environment but their hearts and minds. The problem is this3 #ften the heart and mind disagree. 1ervently.)

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&7emember that if you reach your colleagues2 7iders but not their *lephants they will have direction without motivation. -aybe their 7iders will drag the *lephant down the road for a while but as we2ve seen that effort can2t last long)

best to change they may not succeed for a while until they find themselves heading to the right direction. ,fter reading this it gave me a better idea of how to talk to people.

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&To change behavior you2ve got to direct the 7ider motivate the *lephant and shape the Path. (f you can do all three at once dramatic change can happen even if you don2t have lots of power or resources behind you.)

This is my favorite statement of the first chapter because it summari;es most of what ( have read. ,nyone can change people whether you have advantages or not but the three steps shown helps change a person easier. "ou have to make sure the person have the right idea in mind. Then you have to motivate their emotions in order for them to have a strong self control. This also means trying to get their 22gut22 feeling to agree with your idea of change. .astly shaping the path will make the ideal change easier. ,fter leaning so much from the reading from the first chapter< ( cannot wait to continue with the book and explore to a deeper idea of what the author is trying to tell me.