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Fear leads to Inaction

Fear leads to Inaction

  • When trying to motivate action from others, inducing fear is more likely to lead to inaction. 
  • Fear can trigger the fight-or-flight response, which often results in freezing or fleeing rather than taking constructive action - thus resulting in paralysis in decision-making situations.
  • And when fear dominates in decision making situations, we tend to focus more on negative information and hence are reluctant to make changes or take risks. 
  • Therefor, fear works better as persuasion when we want to cause inaction, that is when the person you're influencing is already anxious, worried or stressed.

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