Chaos theory in the News

There is no such thing as Order. Order is nothing but another random part of Chaos. Order can be part of Chaos, Chaos can not be part of order. 

The fundamental basis of science is cause and effect. Every effect has a cause. And therefore, there is no chaos in the universe, simply an inconceivable number of causes.

Chaos theory is not *a* theory, it's a field of study, which, scientifically speaking, is a completely different concept.

From comments on article:

"The chaos theory is a complicated and disputed mathematical theory that seeks to explain the effect of seemingly insignificant factors. The chaos theory name originates from the idea that the theory can give an explanation for chaotic or random occurrences. The first real experiment in the chaos theory was done in 1960 by a meteorologist, Edward Lorenz. He was working with a system of equations to predict what the weather would likely be.

In 1961, he wanted to recreate a past weather sequence, but he began the sequence mid-way and printed out only the first three decimal places instead of the full six. This radically changed the sequence, which could reasonably be assumed to closely mirror the original sequence with only the slight change of three decimal places. However, Lorenz proved that seemingly insignificant factors can have a huge effect on the overall outcome. The chaos theory explores the effects of small occurrences dramatically affecting the outcomes of seemingly unrelated events."

"Are You Cooked Yet?"

As an employee, are you held accountable for work that you are unable to do well due to mismanagement of resources and/or a lack of tools (aka, proper technology)? Are you and your peers given directives to be creative and innovative, yet must suppress creative ideas for fear of being labeled “subversive” by the organization?

Your organizational culture might be codependent. The leadership needs, yet fears, their smart, creative workers. But creativity is not fostered because change is threatening to the comfortable status quo.  Employee low morale is bad for teamwork – and that’s the point – then leadership can blame the employees’ lack of collaboration for the organization’s shortcomings. Over time, just like in an abusive relationship, the employee develops self-doubt and low self-esteem.

“It’s a bit like placing a frog in a pot of warm water that it is then set to boil. Because the temperature rises so gradually, the frog never even realizes it’s being cooked.”

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Superposition etc

The main idea of quantum mechanics is that an object like an electron or a photon behaves as both a particle and a wave… The other weird characteristic of quantum particles is that they can exist in multiple places at once, a phenomenon called superposition. But superposition is a fragile state. The moment that scientists try to measure the particles, the superposition state collapses and the particles come to exist in only one spot. Before the particles are disturbed, they exist in multiple places all at once.

Quantum entanglement is superposition on a larger scale… Particles become entangled when they interact with each other. Entanglement means that when an action is performed on one particle, it directly affects that particle's entangled partner no matter how far apart they are.

What makes life worthwhile?

"...It is true that the number of people striving ardently for the right and the worthwhile things is small. But the existence of these few is what makes life worthwhile.”
Einstein, 1951

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Quiet People as Leaders

I am an introvert. The silence of introverts makes extroverts uneasy.

Being a quiet person, I’m “louder” than most- in my own quiet way I am quite powerful. I know how to stay on target and get the job done.

Some insights about “quiet people:

Talkers think and talk at the same time; quiet people choose their works carefully.

Never assume quiet is weak and loud is strong.

Invite feedback one-on-one, not in a group.

Never assume silence is consent when it comes to quiet people.

Quietness doesn’t equal withdrawal – often it means thinking – and needing more time and info before committing.

Respect their ability to commit – when they’re in they’re in.

Quiet people like to walk and think – this is how Steve Jobs held his one-on-one meetings. While walking, ask them what their thoughts are about…

Let quiet people work alone. Stop demanding group work.

Some words that often describe quiet people (once you get to know them): tough, strong, disciplined, tenacious, smart, and deeply caring.

Timid and quiet are two different things. Timid people don’t like change. They are full of fear.  Whereas great leaders are often quiet, shy, and reserved. They are driven by conviction. They persevere through resistance and achieve their envisioned outcome.

Does George Clooney's future wife have joint hypermobility syndrome?

Does George Clooney’s future wife, Amal Alamuddin, have joint hypermobility syndrome? People with joint hypermobility have an unusually large range of movement in some or all of their joints. 

I usually never comment on celebrities, but this syndrome has come to my attention lately, and then i saw this photo - fascinating.

Quote of the day

"I'm going to make everything around me beautiful -
that will be my life."
Elsie de Wolf

Intrinsic randomness and other thoughts

Intrinsic randomness means lack of pattern or predictability in events.

I always read that quantum particles exhibit "intrinsic" randomness in the states they take on.

Excerpt from forum:

...cause and effect need the traditional time because x interacts with y and results in z,this is our intuitive perception of time ,since time is largely based on gravity this becomes a problem mainly because quantum mechanic's gravity (and the "some other things") are different from the "traditional" gravity and the "some other things" 
So I can only guess that dark energy/mater etc that make up of the 90+% of the universe have to do something with this seemingly "true randomness", cause and effect might take form in a different way or have a very different logic... but still some kind of logic (pattern, sequence, structure, even if its too complex to humans to understand), true randomness at least inside of universe seems like science-fiction to me, it will take time to understand it, just as all unexplainable, "random", weird things humanity faced since its dawn.
...if this true randomness was... well, true, couldn't we see it in real life? Nothing so far is random (quantum randomness) in life, I think if it was, nothing would work correctly. We would pick a glass of water and it would turn into a volcano or disappear. But those things never happen shows that the different logic or True randomness doesn't change the "normal" world and it stays inside the atoms,is this correct? 

True randomness is without a cause, so it is not part of our linear "cause and effect" mindset which we believe is the "real" world - a deterministic world. But is it really?

Wish there was more happiness in world... more singing, dancing, making videos that are happy.

Soldiers are people, too - young people and they just want to have fun. Why can't we just live in peace? Israeli male soldiers break out in dance, see Youtube video and video.

And recently, in Iran, these youth are sentenced to 3 to 7 years prison time and 91 lashes in Iran "singing and dancing": "Iranians arrested for making dance video and being happy", see video on Youtube.

US soldiers dancing in Afghanistan: Youtube link.

Command and Control Leadership is Inefficient (and so "old-school"!)

Problem:
"Leaders with strong social prejudice use command-and-control leadership. Control is more important than getting the job done. Leaders and subordinates spend a great deal of time in the blame game. This kills motivation and increases overhead cost in business. Social prejudice is a barrier to the flow of information."

Command-and-control leadership is the most popular leadership style while being the least efficient. Why it is popular? Because it appeals to man's natural desire for power, control, and influence. It gives leaders a feeling of job security, of being needed and indispensable. It is disliked by people who must follow orders, especially when recipients feel the effects of social prejudice. Conflicts between managers and workers increases overhead cost. Managers spend much of their time finding ways to overcome worker's resistance while workers spend much of their time searching for ways to do less. Worker responsibility is a threat to leaders, because their ideas may be challenged, they may feel they are not in control, and they are uncomfortable with advice from those who they feel are inferior."

The reason command-and-control leadership makes money is because all of their competitors use the same management system. When a competitor empowers its workers, overhead costs come down and the command-and-control company will soon be out of business."

Workers have the same natural desires, "My idea is best and I am in control." When it is the worker's idea and they are responsible, they will make their ideas work. Searching for a better way motivates workers, which makes them efficient. Efficiency is team effort, where everyone from the CEO to the janitor is considered to have valuable information. Team responsibility produces a highly efficient work environment. This environment is free of social prejudice."

Solution:
"Leaders who are free of social prejudice are willing to use responsibility leadership. Getting the job done is more important than control. Leaders and subordinates work together, searching for a better way. Leaders are free to ask advice from anyone at any level. Asking for advice has a motivating influence by itself."

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The Artistic Learning Personality

"In our society, their interpretation of the world is considered entertainment. In reality, it is a source of information and a form of influence. Because artist have high visibility, their ability to influence society is right after intellectuals. For this reason, they are high on the social ladder."

Artists are experiential and intuitive learners. They search the inter-self for ways to express their ideas. They may or may not have interest in academics. Because they don’t fully embrace academics, they are labeled failures by the intellectual world, unless they are making money."
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Interestingly, many creative people like myself excel in physics and statistics - because we have an active imagination. But artists take creativity a step further: we product a product.