Why changes are hard?

From the book – Chapter 29: Workplace and Academic Stress

Why changes are hard

Even positive changes bring stress. Our brains like predictability. Big transitions can shake our identity and routines. Common ones include:

The Night Before the Board Exam – Ishaan, sixteen, in Kota, had been studying fourteen hours a day for months. His parents had sold a plot of land for his coaching fees. A…
The Inbox That Never Ends – Anjali, thirty-six, a team lead at a Chennai company, took on every request. She worked late, answered messages at dawn and skipped leave for two years.…
The Boss Who Humiliated – Ravi, twenty-eight, a junior analyst in Mumbai, was shouted at in meetings by his senior, who mocked his accent and left him out of emails. It…
The Day the Letter Came – Hassan, forty-five, worked at a firm in Birmingham after moving from Syria. He lost his job in a restructuring. He felt shock, then anger, then shame.…