Why do we resist change? There are various reasons. And this morning I want to focus on this idea: we want to conserve resources. And to learn something new, our prefrontal cortex uses a lot of energy. However, once we learn something (let's take driving, for instance) our basal ganglia is utilized, which uses much less energy. David Rock's book, Your Brain at Work, was an eye-opener to me when I read it a few years back. This part of the brain, located near the core, is wher