http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/smartswitch-prototype-makes-work-out-of-the-simplest-of-things/
The basic idea: In a home wired with SmartSwitches, when one light switch is turned on or during peak hours, additional light switches become harder to physically turn on.
Although I think this is a complicated way to solve a problem (my mother ingrained the idea of turning a light out when I left the room at a very early age) I love the assumption behind it: when people meet resistance, they are more likely to give up.
Which makes me wonder - how do I handle resistance in my own life? Am I the kind of person who changes course when I meet resistance or do I try to stay with my original thought? There are good and bad outcomes to either path. One can either learn from experiences and take in all information as added value to their lives or one can stubbornly keep to the original plan without thought to why they are having to work harder - the goal ever present in their mind.
I'm torn - but introspection is something I value and I will keep this top of mind in the future. Resistance is not always a bad thing - it might be just the thing to make me stop and think once and a while.
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