[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fJuH11aqswrbpTmuf2JdStN081sN5KpFlzLMV7jY9GxY":3,"$fd3cE6QJajcHS2TGPkXr_mV4rLYxpFN5KriA69qVPzBQ":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},21536,"Robert Fritz","R",44,null,"robert-fritz",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":78},[14,22,29,35,41,47,53,59,65,72],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3907415,"If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise.",7,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":26,"source":27,"quote_tag":28,"commentary":9},3384632,"One basic principle found throughout nature is this: Tension seeks resolution. From the spider web to the human body, from the formation of galaxies to the shifts of continents, from the swing of pendulums to the movement of wind-up toys, tension-resolution systems are in play.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":30,"quote_text":31,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":32,"source":33,"quote_tag":34,"commentary":9},3384628,"Once a structure exists, energy moves through that structure by the path of least resistance. In other words, energy moves where it is easiest for it to go.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":36,"quote_text":37,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},3384622,"Often, the person reaches a point where there is a choice between two conflicting interests: reducing the emotional discomfort or seeing what is really going on. The person needs to make a value choice at this point. Which is more important to you, seeing reality or feeling okay? Almost always, the person chooses to see reality, and therefore, to let the emotional chips fall wherever they may.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3384610,"If the creative process is so powerful, it would be natural to wonder why many artists have difficulties in their lives. It is because they do not know what they know.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3384605,"Faith was the excuse you used if you didn’t have a good argument.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3384602,"When you merely choose a process, you do not establish structural tension, and you do not make energy available to complete the creative process.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3384593,"Some people choose “to go to college” rather than choose “to be educated”, or choose “to eat health foods” rather than choose “to be healthy.” Because this kind of choice invests undue power in the process, the result is inextricably tied to the process, and the ways in which the desired result can come about are limited.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":71},3384583,"You got to where you are in your life right now by moving along the path of least resistance.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nThis quote is attributed to Robert Fritz, an American author and developer of the \"Process Geometry\" method for personal growth and development. The exact context in which he stated these words is unclear, but given his focus on personal responsibility and process-oriented approaches, it's likely from one of his books or lectures. During this time, Fritz was exploring ways to help individuals understand their role in creating their own circumstances, rather than blaming external factors.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nAt first glance, the quote seems to suggest that success is solely a matter of following the path of least resistance, implying a lack of effort or dedication. However, the true meaning lies in the understanding that our current state is a result of cumulative choices made over time, often unconsciously. This realization can be unsettling because it implies that we have been moving along this path due to habit and convenience rather than deliberate design.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this insight today, modern professionals and creatives should regularly examine their decision-making process and ask themselves: \"What are the subtle choices I'm making every day that may not be aligned with my long-term goals?\" By becoming more aware of these unconscious decisions, individuals can begin to make deliberate choices that will eventually lead them away from a life of stagnation and towards one of purposeful growth.",{"id":73,"quote_text":74,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":75,"source":76,"quote_tag":77,"commentary":9},3384579,"In the orientation of the creative, once you have consciously made the choice to be healthy and you are attracted to eating certain foods and following certain forms of exercise, you are involved in an organic process. The structural tendency of this organic process is for you to be attracted to those processes that will be particularly beneficial to your health. Those processes might include the usual, expected ones, such as health food and exercise, as well as unexpected ones.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":79,"totalPages":80,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":81},1,5,10]