Pain Is the Best Motivation for Changing How People Work

But if you don’t know about the pain, you might resist the push for change.

Karl Wiegers
CodeX
Published in
5 min readFeb 7, 2022

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A man holding his head in pain.
Photo by Kindel Media from Pexels

When I was traveling on a consulting job in December of 2000, I slipped on some ice-covered steps and fell, badly injuring my right shoulder. It was the most severe pain I’ve ever experienced. Three days later, I finally got home and saw a…

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Karl Wiegers
CodeX
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Author of 14 books, mostly on software. PhD in organic chemistry. Guitars, wine, and military history fill the voids. karlwiegers.com and processimpact.com