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You have just made a coffee and you work through your emails. You come to a message that was sent at 9:26 p.m. the previous evening. It is a senior colleague who coordinates a project on which you work. By reading it, you are amazed to learn that the colleague wants you to make great revisions to a presentation that you had sent him eight days before – a presentation that you offer during the team meeting scheduled for 11:00 am that day. The clock in the upper right corner of your computer screen can be read for 10:23 am. Suddenly, it appears that in addition to trying desperately to make the modifications of the presentation, you will seek to see what job opportunities are offered in other companies. You have just experienced “crystallization of dissatisfaction”.

The term “crystallization of dissatisfaction” was first invented by the American social psychologist Roy Baumeister in 1991. He proposed that a “crystallization of dissatisfaction” occurs when: “A large scheme of problems and frustrations leads to a broader level of meaning and raises the question of whether the positive points prevail over the negatives. The calculation of the person to find out if the participation is worth it can no longer ignore the big body of problems(Baumeister, 1991; p.306). Essentially, the “crystallization of dissatisfaction” points out the arrival of the straw which breaks the back of the proverbial camel. Rather than seeing our situation as a collection of bad isolated days, we realize that if we do not act, we point out for a series of bad years. As Baumeister succinctly said “Each grievance reminds you of the past grievances and warns more to come(Baumeister, 1991; p.326). Recognizing that the situation is intolerable, we assess our options and are looking for alternatives.

The concept “crystallization of dissatisfaction” was used in a range of different contexts linked to the realization of major life changes. For example, it is synonymous with the notion of “hit the bottom of the rock ” – the moment when people accept that the change must occur concerning their use of alcohol and other substances (Soderman, 2014). Research carried out in the largest maximum security prison the United States also involved “crystallization of dissatisfaction” in the choice that certain prisoners make to embrace beliefs and religious practices (Hallett et al., 2017). Above all, the moment of understanding that the concept “crystallization of dissatisfaction” capture is compatible with the psychological theories which have been proposed to explain the way in which we are committed to changing our behavior. For example, he can announce the change in Contemplation step at Preparation Step of the “Six Steps of Change” model of nextka and Di Clemente (1983).

But, it is not only dissatisfaction that crystalline. Research by psychologist Jack Bauer and his colleagues have stressed that our desires can also crystallize (Bauer et al., 2005). Their work noted that when the “crystallization of dissatisfaction” could explain why we choose to move far Of a nightmare situation, that says little about what motivates us to choose to move towards A dream opportunity. They invented the term “crystallization of desire” to capture the culmination of events that can lead us to commit us to achieve a desired future result (for example, start a new business, marry, start a family, etc.). Their research revealed that the participants who underlined a “crystallization of desire” in stories that they were invited to share on their lives had higher life levels than those who provided life stories that emphasized “crystallization of dissatisfaction”. As important as getting away from what we don’t want, it is choosing to progress to what we want seems to hold the key for contentment.

You have just made a coffee and you work through your emails. You come to a message that was sent at 9:26 p.m. the previous evening. It is a senior colleague who coordinates a project on which you work. By reading it, you are amazed to learn that the colleague wants you to make great revisions to a presentation that you had sent him eight days before – a presentation that you offer during the team meeting scheduled for 11:00 am that day. The clock in the upper right corner of your computer screen can be read for 10:23 am. Suddenly, it appears that in addition to trying desperately to make the modifications of the presentation, you will seek to see what job opportunities are offered in other companies. You have just experienced “crystallization of dissatisfaction”.

The term “crystallization of dissatisfaction” was first invented by the American social psychologist Roy Baumeister in 1991. He proposed that a “crystallization of dissatisfaction” occurs when: “A large scheme of problems and frustrations leads to a broader level of meaning and raises the question of whether the positive points prevail over the negatives. The calculation of the person to find out if the participation is worth it can no longer ignore the big body of problems(Baumeister, 1991; p.306). Essentially, the “crystallization of dissatisfaction” points out the arrival of the straw which breaks the back of the proverbial camel. Rather than seeing our situation as a collection of bad isolated days, we realize that if we do not act, we point out for a series of bad years. As Baumeister succinctly said “Each grievance reminds you of the past grievances and warns more to come(Baumeister, 1991; p.326). Recognizing that the situation is intolerable, we assess our options and are looking for alternatives.

The concept “crystallization of dissatisfaction” was used in a range of different contexts linked to the realization of major life changes. For example, it is synonymous with the notion of “hit the bottom of the rock ” – the moment when people accept that the change must occur concerning their use of alcohol and other substances (Soderman, 2014). Research carried out in the largest maximum security prison the United States also involved “crystallization of dissatisfaction” in the choice that certain prisoners make to embrace beliefs and religious practices (Hallett et al., 2017). Above all, the moment of understanding that the concept “crystallization of dissatisfaction” capture is compatible with the psychological theories which have been proposed to explain the way in which we are committed to changing our behavior. For example, he can announce the change in Contemplation step at Preparation Step of the “Six Steps of Change” model of nextka and Di Clemente (1983).

But, it is not only dissatisfaction that crystalline. Research by psychologist Jack Bauer and his colleagues have stressed that our desires can also crystallize (Bauer et al., 2005). Their work noted that when the “crystallization of dissatisfaction” could explain why we choose to move far Of a nightmare situation, that says little about what motivates us to choose to move towards A dream opportunity. They invented the term “crystallization of desire” to capture the culmination of events that can lead us to commit us to achieve a desired future result (for example, start a new business, marry, start a family, etc.). Their research revealed that the participants who underlined a “crystallization of desire” in stories that they were invited to share on their lives had higher life levels than those who provided life stories that emphasized “crystallization of dissatisfaction”. As important as getting away from what we don’t want, it is choosing to progress to what we want seems to hold the key for contentment.

You have just made a coffee and you work through your emails. You come to a message that was sent at 9:26 p.m. the previous evening. It is a senior colleague who coordinates a project on which you work. By reading it, you are amazed to learn that the colleague wants you to make great revisions to a presentation that you had sent him eight days before – a presentation that you offer during the team meeting scheduled for 11:00 am that day. The clock in the upper right corner of your computer screen can be read for 10:23 am. Suddenly, it appears that in addition to trying desperately to make the modifications of the presentation, you will seek to see what job opportunities are offered in other companies. You have just experienced “crystallization of dissatisfaction”.

The term “crystallization of dissatisfaction” was first invented by the American social psychologist Roy Baumeister in 1991. He proposed that a “crystallization of dissatisfaction” occurs when: “A large scheme of problems and frustrations leads to a broader level of meaning and raises the question of whether the positive points prevail over the negatives. The calculation of the person to find out if the participation is worth it can no longer ignore the big body of problems(Baumeister, 1991; p.306). Essentially, the “crystallization of dissatisfaction” points out the arrival of the straw which breaks the back of the proverbial camel. Rather than seeing our situation as a collection of bad isolated days, we realize that if we do not act, we point out for a series of bad years. As Baumeister succinctly said “Each grievance reminds you of the past grievances and warns more to come(Baumeister, 1991; p.326). Recognizing that the situation is intolerable, we assess our options and are looking for alternatives.

The concept “crystallization of dissatisfaction” was used in a range of different contexts linked to the realization of major life changes. For example, it is synonymous with the notion of “hit the bottom of the rock ” – the moment when people accept that the change must occur concerning their use of alcohol and other substances (Soderman, 2014). Research carried out in the largest maximum security prison the United States also involved “crystallization of dissatisfaction” in the choice that certain prisoners make to embrace beliefs and religious practices (Hallett et al., 2017). Above all, the moment of understanding that the concept “crystallization of dissatisfaction” capture is compatible with the psychological theories which have been proposed to explain the way in which we are committed to changing our behavior. For example, he can announce the change in Contemplation step at Preparation Step of the “Six Steps of Change” model of nextka and Di Clemente (1983).

But, it is not only dissatisfaction that crystalline. Research by psychologist Jack Bauer and his colleagues have stressed that our desires can also crystallize (Bauer et al., 2005). Their work noted that when the “crystallization of dissatisfaction” could explain why we choose to move far Of a nightmare situation, that says little about what motivates us to choose to move towards A dream opportunity. They invented the term “crystallization of desire” to capture the culmination of events that can lead us to commit us to achieve a desired future result (for example, start a new business, marry, start a family, etc.). Their research revealed that the participants who underlined a “crystallization of desire” in stories that they were invited to share on their lives had higher life levels than those who provided life stories that emphasized “crystallization of dissatisfaction”. As important as getting away from what we don’t want, it is choosing to progress to what we want seems to hold the key for contentment.