Are the Laws of the Universe Truly Absolute? Humans have an obsession with rules. Our brains crave order, structure, and predictability because it helps us navigate a chaotic world. But just because we observe certain patterns doesn’t mean they are universal or absolute. Just because something happens 999 times out of 1000 doesn’t mean it will happen the 1000th time. …
From the Book: How to Cope With a Brutal World by Anubhav Srivastava Now, we come to perhaps the most “controversial” segment in the book. For a while, I was debating with myself, whether to include it as I am not sure how it would be received, especially in Asian cultures. Then I realized, whether it is received well or …
In the past, your company has been a farm. The farm is orderly. Predictable. Every creature has its role. The sheepdogs herd customers into pens. The draft horses — the accountants — pull the heavy load of balance sheets. The engineers are the master barn-builders, raising fences, irrigation, and silos with increasing efficiency. The system is complicated, yes, but it …
In the entire history of leadership, from the first tribal chieftains to the modern corporate CEO, a single, unspoken assumption has held true: the leader, for all their flaws, was the most complex and sophisticated intelligence in the organization. The systems they managed — of people, resources, and processes — were ultimately legible to a human mind. The motivations of …