In materials science, a “change” in length for an object is called strain.
Say we grab your pen, pop one end in a vice and pull on the other end, we can see a “delta” – a change in length of the object. This is “strain.”
So, strain then (or “change”) is relative to the force we apply*.
This tension, is the variable for change.
While our bodies, minds, organisations are a little more complex than the pen, the concept remains the same.
The load – the actual tension we feel through taking action, is our variable for change.
Reading, learning, talking, understanding, projecting and predicting are wonderful dances around the load, but the only way change truly comes is through execution on the project.
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*The strain is also dependent on the cross-sectional surface area of the object, and another fixed property called “Young’s modulus” – but these are both fixed. The variable is still tension.
