“Pretty good body evidence suggests that if you have cataracts, you have a high risk of dementia. That risk is reversed if you have cataract surgery,” says neuroscientist Dr. Tommy Wood.
Turns out, losing sensory perception—sight, hearing, or smell—can lead to cognitive decline.
If you think of yourself as a separate, self-sufficient organism, this sounds silly. So what if you can’t hear as well anymore—what’s that got to do with your brain?
But according to the second law of thermodynamics, entropy (the measure of disorder) in any closed, unbalanced system will inevitably rise. Left to itself, the system self-destructs from within.
In reality, a person isn’t separate from his environment. As long as he interacts with it—implicitly or explicitly—he grows, thrives, and lives. Long isolation means decay, madness, and death.
This insight applies to all systems—individuals, companies, and even nations. If a government suppresses free speech, the flow of new ideas slows, and the state begins to wither.
Wise founders guard against “corporate dementia” by stimulating their minds through others—a therapist, an independent advisor, a board of directors, or a business club.
If disorder is rising in your mind or your company, don’t isolate yourself to “figure it all out alone.” Find people who can help you break out of your box.
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
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