{"id":8582,"date":"2026-01-26T00:51:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/?p=8582"},"modified":"2026-01-26T00:51:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:51:34","slug":"conociendo-al-elefante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/es_es\/2026\/01\/26\/conociendo-al-elefante\/","title":{"rendered":"Conociendo al elefante"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El otro d\u00eda fui con mis compa\u00f1eros de trabajo a comer a un pub muy chulo cerca de la oficina (An Poitin Stil, para quien tenga curiosidad), y a la puerta me encontr\u00e9 con este elefante:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" data-attachment-id=\"8581\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/es_es\/img_20260119_121011\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?fit=4000%2C3000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4000,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.75&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;AC2003&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1768824610&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.745&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20260119_121011\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Statue of a grey elephant, standing near the entrance to a pub&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?fit=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?resize=676%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?resize=16%2C12&amp;ssl=1 16w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?resize=676%2C507&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Foto de la estatua de un elefante gris a la entrada de un pub en Rathcoole, Irlanda.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inmediatamente me acord\u00e9 de una met\u00e1fora que me gusta mucho, y que estoy empezando a utilizar bastante al hablar de temas de coaching y crecimiento personal\/profesional (junto con la del <a href=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/es_es\/2023\/05\/29\/el-valor-del-autoconocimiento\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/es_es\/2023\/05\/29\/el-valor-del-autoconocimiento\/\"><strong>iceberg<\/strong><\/a>, que sigue siendo mi favorita).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Es la <strong>teor\u00eda del elefante y el jinete<\/strong>, formulada por el psic\u00f3logo Jonathan Haidt. Propone la idea de que <strong>nuestra mente consciente<\/strong>, es decir, <strong>nuestra parte l\u00f3gica y racional<\/strong>, <strong>es como un jinete que va montado a lomos de un elefante<\/strong>, y ese elefante es <strong>nuestra mente no consciente<\/strong>, es decir, <strong>nuestro lado intuitivo y emocional<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>El jinete se cree que \u00e9l es el que manda<\/strong>, el que lleva las riendas, <strong>pero al fin y al cabo, el elefante es mucho m\u00e1s fuerte<\/strong> <strong>y siempre acaba ganando<\/strong>. Y todo esto pasa sin que nos demos cuenta&#8230; El caso es que la inmensa mayor\u00eda de nuestras decisiones no son tan l\u00f3gicas y racionales como nos gustar\u00eda creer: en realidad, son decisiones <a href=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/es_es\/2024\/06\/17\/revoltijo-de-emociones\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/es_es\/2024\/06\/17\/revoltijo-de-emociones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emocionales<\/a>, que luego justificamos racionalmente a posteriori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asusta un poco, \u00bfverdad? Y cuesta reconocerlo. Nosotros que nos cre\u00edamos tan listos&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pero tambi\u00e9n hay un lado muy positivo de esta met\u00e1fora, y es que <strong>explica muy bien por qu\u00e9 nos cuesta tanto cambiar<\/strong> y adquirir h\u00e1bitos nuevos: puede que el jinete tenga muy claro ad\u00f3nde quiere ir, pero como no sepa convencer y motivar al elefante, no va a conseguir moverse en esa direcci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En otras palabras: <strong>mientras nuestros objetivos no est\u00e9n alineados con nuestras motivaciones m\u00e1s profundas (creencias, valores, identidad, etc.), no vamos a conseguir hacer cambios duraderos, nos vamos a estar autosaboteando constantemente<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00bfLa soluci\u00f3n? Hacerte amigo del elefante \ud83d\ude42 Esforzarte por conocerle lo mejor posible, aprender a entenderle y a trabajar con \u00e9l, para poder as\u00ed aunar fuerzas y avanzar juntos de una manera que satisfaga las necesidades de ambos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Y t\u00fa, \u00bfc\u00f3mo de bien conoces a tu elefante? \u00bfY qu\u00e9 tal te llevas con \u00e9l?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El otro d\u00eda fui con mis compa\u00f1eros de trabajo a comer a un pub muy chulo cerca de la oficina (An Poitin Stil, para quien tenga curiosidad), y a la puerta me encontr\u00e9 con este elefante: (Foto de la estatua de un elefante gris a la entrada de un pub en Rathcoole, Irlanda.) Inmediatamente me &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/es_es\/2026\/01\/26\/conociendo-al-elefante\/\" class=\"more-link\">Sigue leyendo <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Conociendo al elefante<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3116429,"featured_media":8581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"BinaryWords - Conociendo al elefante \/ Getting to know the elephant","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"\u00bfCu\u00e1nto conoces a tu elefante? \/ How well do you know your elephant?","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5106,5107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coaching","category-emociones","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/binarywords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_121011.jpg?fit=4000%2C3000&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3DPtR-2eq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":464,"url":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/es_es\/2021\/10\/24\/version-5\/","url_meta":{"origin":8582,"position":0},"title":"Versi\u00f3n 5","author":"binarybea","date":"24\/10\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Bueno, pues ha llegado el momento de a\u00f1adir un n\u00famero m\u00e1s a mi historial de versiones - la versi\u00f3n 5. 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