When you try to evolve.

I lis­te­ned to this while wri­ting this post, try it while you read :o)

This post is the seventh in a series of posts about a reflec­tion on our abi­li­ty to social­ly evolve. These posts should be read in the order of their publi­ca­tion. For example, star­ting with the 6th would make no sense to the rea­der. Hap­py reading!

Yes­ter­day, we were thin­king about the dis­tinc­tion bet­ween the inde­pen­dence of a group and an indi­vi­dual. The inde­pen­dence of a group is at the detriment of the individual’s inde­pen­dence and vice ver­sa. The indi­vi­dual in ques­tion then has a choice: Will they take the risk of joi­ning a group?

By default, few have had to make this choice in the modern world. The rural exo­dus has crea­ted a real tidal wave in urban cen­ters, lea­ding future gene­ra­tions to fol­low the crowd. But was it the right choice? I would say yes and no. Yes, because, from an edu­ca­tio­nal pers­pec­tive, spe­cia­li­za­tion has sped up the dee­pe­ning of know­ledge in seve­ral fields and without this poo­ling, we pro­ba­bly wouldn’t have been able to create the syner­gy that led humans to share their know­ledge and skills.

Yes, it was part­ly done in a vir­tuous way, but too often, it was done in a way that we could never have ima­gi­ned. With one thing lea­ding to ano­ther, com­mon actions have crea­ted suf­fe­ring and death.

So here’s why I would also say no. We rare­ly took the time to work on the how, rather than the what.

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 August 21, 2020 by Coach Dan­ny