We have always struggled as human beings. But our struggle today is exacerbated by a gap between the increasingly complicated world we have created and the default ways we think about it. Twenty-first-century challenges are qualitatively different from those that generations of our ancestors faced, yet our thinking has not evolved to keep pace. We … Continue reading Closing the Mind Gap: Making Smarter Decisions in a Hypercomplex World by Ted Cadsby (2014)
For both the rich and the poor, life is dominated by an ever-growing current of problems, most of which seem to have no real and lasting solution. Clearly, we have not touched the deeper causes of our troubles. It is the main point of this book that the ultimate source of all these problems is in thought itself, the very thing of which our … | David Bohm Continue reading We Have Not Touched the Deeper Causes of Our Troubles David Bohm
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Humanity evolved in a natural world but now lives within a complex, interconnected one. Our old ways of understanding no longer match the systems we have built. A new way of thinking is needed—one that bridges our evolutionary past with the realities of the modern age. Continue reading Introduction: Two Worlds From evolution to entanglement
Human history spans 200,000 years, marked by a significant shift from survival in the natural world to today’s entangled, complex socio-technical world. Our brains, shaped for simpler times, struggle to navigate this new complexity. To survive, we must adapt our thinking to better understand and manage the interconnected challenges of today’s world. Continue reading Two Worlds Learning to live in an entangled world
We evolved for a simple, tribal world, but now live in a complex, interconnected one. Our instincts often clash with the realities of modern systems. Adapting our thinking is essential to bridge these two worlds and meet the challenges of an entangled future. Continue reading Conclusion: Two Worlds Living in two worlds
We have entered a new world that is increasingly dynamic and hyperconnected. This has massive consequences for us. Continue reading Our World Is Hyperconnected The world is an increasingly connected place
