Definitions
Disruption can be
defined as ”A radical change” or as ”Disturbance or problems
which interrupt an event, activity, or process” or as ”To break
apart or alter so as to prevent normal or expected functioning.”
Sources of disruption
You live in a
world where disruption happens all the time and fast compared to even
hundred years ago. Most disruptions come from technological
change. There are many examples. For example steam engine launched
the industrial revolution. Today, internet, artificial intelligence,
many biological breakthroughs and other disruptive technologies
change the world faster than anyone could have thought even thirty
years ago. And the speed of change is accelerating. It is very hard
to imagine what the world looks like thirty years from now.
Environment brings you some of the disruptive events. Earthquakes,
big storms and other ways of nature can radically change your
environment and disrupt millions of lifes during their life times.
Diseases can disrupt your life too. And so can changes in politics.
Disruption and evolution
Evolution happens
mostly gradually during a very long time. Random mutations happen and
some of them survive. When the environment suddenly changes,
disruption happens. The species that survived in the environment in
the past, fail to reproduce after the change. There is a theory that
dinosaurs died, because of a big meteorite hit on the surface of the
earth, creating a whole new environment. And different species were
better adjusted to the new environment. Humans wouldn´t probably
live on this planet without the results of many disruptions. And we
probably wouldn´t have consciousness. Sometimes disruption starts
slowly and erupts violently. For example, many new technologies are
adopted slowly at first. They evolve from the first version. It may
take years before a disruptive technology is good enough to displace
an old technology. After the critical mass of users have been
reached, an exponential growth starts.
Disruption and personal change
Change is one of
the constant truths about life. Real disruption changes things
forever. Change can be gradual or sudden. Which one should you
prefer? There is not a single right answer to this question. I am
sorry to say this, but it depends on the circumstances. Gradual change is
easier. It should be a preferred way of doing things, when there is no
need to disrupt your thoughts, emotions and actions. I have succeeded
better, when I have tried to change gradually. It may not be the best
way for you. You should figure out yourself which is a way to change.
Disruption is
sometimes the only way to do things. If you have unhealthy habits
like drinking or smoking, or eating too much unhealthy food, you
cannot change your habits slowly. Another dose of alcohol may create
severe health problems for persons that have destroyed their liver.
They have to disrupt their drinking habits and avoid alcohol at all
cost. You can be a person whose way of doing things is change things
completely and fast. I know some people like this. They are not in
majority. Most people prefer fast results, but what you prefer and
what is best for you is not the same thing. Fast results is what you
see in different medias. What you don´t see is how many people fail
doing the same thing.
You should think
about your core beliefs, the environments you associate with and the
most important actions you take. Think deeper and try to figure out
if you should disrupt some of them. There are some questions you can
ask yourself. For example, do you use most of your time to get you
where you want to be or are you just wandering around waiting for
some random event that changes your life for good? Could you change
your environment to get you where you want to be? Do you hang around
with people who can help you be a better version of yourself or
should you move to another neigborhood or another country? There are
many other questions you can ask. Figure out more of them yourself.
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Have a nice week!
-TT
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