What happens when uncertainty is high, like it is now in Ukraine?
The future seems to vanish. The past becomes irrelevant.
Only the present remains.
The downside is that it becomes harder motivating ourselves to plan and work. Investment, at its core, is delayed gratification. But delaying gratification makes no sense in chaos.
Yet, there is an unexpected upside.
In a dangerous situation, time compresses into a single point—"now." This forces us to dive from imagination into reality.
Our freed attention starts noticing things we usually missed. Besides vanity, horror, and disorder, harmony, meaning, and beauty are revealed to the eyes. Both in the actions of countries and in a sip of freshly brewed coffee.
It's a new perspective on the world, on people, and on ourselves.
We become wiser.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
About me:
As a business therapist, I help tech founders quickly solve dilemmas at the intersection of business and personality, and boost company value as a result.
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