"For one, they're systems. A tree dies when you starve it of water and sunlight, just as a business collapses when its resources are drained. In fact, all living things are systems: plants and animals, yes, but also organizations, relationships - even friendships. Stop responding to texts, and the relationship withers. (Unless, of course, that's the goal. As the Gen Z might say: ghosting.)"
"I will summarize the most general 'systems wisdom' I have absorbed from modeling complex systems and from hanging out with modelers. These are the take-home lessons, the concepts and practices that penetrate the discipline of systems so deeply that one begins, however imperfectly, to practice them not just in one's profession, but in all of life. The list probably isn't complete, because I am still a student in the school of systems. And it isn't unique to"
Systems are pervasive across nature and human organizations. Trees and businesses both depend on resource flows; without water and sunlight a tree dies, and without resources a business collapses. Living things, organizations, and relationships are systems requiring inputs to persist. Systems cannot be fully controlled or figured out, but people can learn to 'dance' with them by observing patterns, practicing humility, and applying general systems wisdom. The most general systems lessons are practical and transferable across life, work, and long-term investing.
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