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The first behavioural law states, behaviour tends to follow the status quo unless it is acted upon by a decrease in friction or increase in fuel (The Three Laws of Human Behaviour, 2020). This law is similar to Newton’s first law: force is necessary for a change in motion to occur (Newton’s Three Laws of Motion, 2020). The status quo (as mentioned before in the law of behaviour) has shaped our society from the very beginning, as time has passed the values and morals of society have changed and therefore changes the status quo and the behaviour of human beings. From a very young age the status quo has been placed onto many human beings, differing per culture, creating boundaries and ideals for the person to follow. The decrease in friction can be related to an obstacle people face in life, by having this obstacle in a persons life (i.e. a loved one dies) the person’s behaviour greatly changes. Whether it’s visible to another person or not, the behaviour still changes and affects others. The friction may slow down a persons activity rate and can lead to a decrease in motivation and in extreme cases depression. The increase in fuel is another type of force, this fuel increases the attractiveness of a behaviour, this leads to creating rewards for completing a boring or tough task and excites the person once it is over. This ideal can create a positive and negative habit if it isnt manipulated. This also changes behaviour; a person may become more motivated or persistent in order to complete the task to the highest of thei

r ability. The fuel motivates people, it gets things done. While many seek a way to activate the fuel, it can be just as simple as a change in behaviour or mindset.
The second behavioural law states, behaviour is a function of the person and their environment, B=f(P,E) (The Three Laws of Human Behaviour, 2020). The equation can be simplified down to this: the behaviour (B) of a person, is the product of the function (f) of a persons personality (P) including the environment (E). Another thing to weigh into the equation is a persons knowledge, beliefs, history and motivation. All these things make an impact on a persons behaviour. Newton’s second law states that force equals mass times acceleration (f=ma) (Newton’s Three Laws of Motion, 2020). While this is another equation and is intended for science, behaviour does link to physical laws. The two equations prove that an environment impacts the force or behaviour. This can link to the psychological argument of nature vs nurture. The equations prove evidence that the nature and the nurture aspects of a persons life are highly important in ones self growth. Both equations feature a force and an environment, in a real-world situation the force may be a boss pushing their worker to meet the deadline. If the rest of the workplace (the environment) put this person down, depending on how they react to negative words (friction or fuel) it may make or break this person, changing their behaviour. Actions and environments play a key role in a persons behaviour and how it is managed.