When the world stops turning

Lis­te­ned while wri­ting this post, try while rea­ding it :o)

This post is the seventh of a series of ten posts about cer­tain aspects of our lives during the COVID-19 cri­sis. These posts must be read in order, star­ting with the 6th post would make abso­lu­te­ly no sense to the rea­der. Enjoy rea­ding and above all, enjoy reflecting.

Accor­ding to Hofstede’s cri­te­ria, you will find a com­bi­na­tion that will be deci­sive in the res­ponse that a popu­la­tion and its lea­ders will have to such a cri­sis. Uncer­tain­ty avoi­dance and long-term orien­ta­tion ver­sus short-term orien­ta­tion will be major fac­tors. For example, kno­wing that pover­ty leads to a decline in life expec­tan­cy and qua­li­ty of life in gene­ral, the avoi­dance of imme­diate suf­fe­ring could sweep this long-term vision aside in order to save cer­tain individuals.

This ans­wer will then need to be revea­led. Today’s means of com­mu­ni­ca­tion are extre­me­ly effec­tive for the popu­la­tion in mee­ting this need. Howe­ver, they have an impor­tant quirk. Take for example a lea­der of a par­ti­cu­lar nation’s account, not being able to go out to pro­test as a group for fear of legal or mone­ta­ry repri­sals, or even put­ting their health or life in dan­ger, citi­zens will pounce on this.

To be continued…

-Dan­ny

I’m Dan­ny (aka Coa­ch­Dan­ny). I have a pas­sion: humans. Come with me and take this minute eve­ry day to explore what’s going on today and why is it tren­ding. Click here to get your dai­ly thought right on time for break­fast.

Sources: https://solomotivation.com

Trans­la­tion by Abbie Sims: https://www.linkedin.com/in/acsims/

Last Upda­ted on May 12, 2020 by Coach Dan­ny