How the “Butterfly Effect” Can Propel You Towards The Life You Want
A butterfly’s wings could never trigger a tornado.
With this analogy, Edward Lorenz meant “an insignificant event like the butterfly flapping its wings, occurring at the appropriate time and place, may, in theory, trigger a chain reaction events that will result in the formation of a hurricane (significant change) somewhere else.”
This theory is called the butterfly effect.
He discovered the butterfly effect when he forecasted the weather. He found that even an error of a decimal point change in numbers affected drastically in his forecast.
It’s a principle we can all relate to. But it’s not just about chaos and unpredictability. It’s also about the power of small actions to create significant changes.
1999 Elian Gonzales incident. A Cuban boy’s boat sank. He was rescued and taken to the US. This sparked a political uproar that may have cost Al Gore the election. A small event, a massive outcome.
World War II. The bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki plunged Japan into depression. To uplift the public, Osamu Tezuka created affordable comics. This sparked the birth of anime and manga.
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