A novice eagerly absorbs knowledge. He is amazed and even overwhelmed by the endless number of details. Words like expansion, addition, and differentiation describe this process.
Later, the student notices that very different things are essentially similar. Bridges begin to form between areas 1, 2, 3...N. It's like the feeling when a forgotten word is on the tip of your tongue.
The more years pass, the clearer the paradox becomes. On one hand, the speed of accumulating subtleties, nuances, and distinctions grows. On the other hand, all this multeity seems to collapse into a small number of fundamental things.
It's like autumn. Around you is a colorful carpet of fallen leaves. You want to keep them because each one is beautiful. But you know there are even more on the next avenue. And a new generation of beauty will wait for you next year. This makes you both sad and joyful.
I observe the same dynamic in my work. The client problems, their businesses, situations, personalities, and fates are all so different. But the more I observe them, the sooner the insight dawns on me: "Oh, that's it!"
As the English poet William Blake wrote:
"To see a World in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And Eternity in an hour."
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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