Natural Disorder
We do everything in our power to build patterns that indicate predictability in our lives. We set up daily routines so we can forecast our days with accuracy. We mark future dates on our calendars with the assumption that we will attend them.
This is our attempt to fight entropy, or to create order out of chaos. It’s our way of organizing the... See more
This is our attempt to fight entropy, or to create order out of chaos. It’s our way of organizing the... See more
Lawrence Yeo • The Illusion of Control
"Systems are highly sensitive to fluctuations. This leads both to hope and a threat: hope, since even small fluctuations may grow and change the overall structure. As a result, individual activity is not doomed to insignificance.
On the other hand, this is also a threat, since in our universe the security of stable, permanent rules seems gone
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