Jose Saramago, the Nobel Prize-winning Portuguese writer, once said, "Chaos is order yet undeciphered." Inspiring thought, right?
What seems like a frightening mess to a newcomer feeds and uplifts a professional.
A bright illustration of this is insight. A second before, you're confused, lost, or even desperate. Then bam! Everything falls into place. Instead of mess, there's a pattern. There's a signal instead of noise.
But to decipher the order, you must go through a situation countless times. The first time, everything seems complex and important. By the hundredth time, you conclude, "The main thing is X. Forget the rest."
That's how you build expertise in a particular domain. Either life dips you repeatedly into an experience, or you consciously seek it out time and time again.
Beyond domain expertise, there's meta-level expertise. It's when you recognize a common pattern in very distant fields. To others, your conclusions seem like pure magic.
And if you can extract order from chaos, then turn it into something valuable, you're either an artist or an entrepreneur. Either way, you're a creative person. Congrats!
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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