#76 Pattern Thinking, part 1

• What are patterns
  • Science: map of the world, theory
  • Structure wih a specific rhythm and beat
  • Mythology: Frank Herbert’s quote
  • Usefulness: patterns are everywhere, which ones we care about?
  • Repetition of a structure, sequence
• Patterns in Self
  • Personal growth
  • Where you are, where you are going, and how to get there
• Patterns in Relationships
• Patterns in large systems
  • Business, politics
• Why spotting patterns is important
  • Survival
• Usefulness and dangers of patterns
  • Saves you CPU cycles
  • Learn from prior generations
  • Automated thinking, robotizing
  • Distinction: who has control – you over pattern, or pattern over you
  • Patterns help to survive, but too much pattern kills adaptation, which leads to extinction
  • Context of war: make sure you spot your patterns before your opponent does
  • Context of personal growth: use your friends / teachers to spot your patterns
  • Whose patterns are these? Where did you get them from? Do they work for you?