Reading It

Rollo floats the idea of stopping. Badge asks: 'How would we stop?' Rollo freezes: 'Badge. You sound like him.' Badge's question wasn't logistical -- it was structural. He used the Consultant's framework (how, not what) to process even the idea of resistance. The Consultant's methodology has infected Badge's ability to think outside it. You've tried to quit a habit and found yourself planning the quitting using the habit's own logic.

Deeper Read

When you can't imagine stopping without using the system's language, the system has moved from your workplace into your mind.