I believe one of the major threats to humanity is the tendency to create VUCA inside us. If we do, how can we cope with VUCA prevailing in our environments?
Mounting stress on humans are pushing them to the extremes. This manifests in humans who become so angry with small and unimportant irritants. Those humans react by showing extreme behaviors such as excessive crying, laughing and outbursts.
Small things make us overreact indicating there is a problem. We are losing our balance and acting irrationally. We know what problems extremes inflict us with. Even extreme laughing or extreme crying can be risky.
Crying excessively can be a sign of depression, dehydration, headaches, and nausea. It is a normal emotional response to emotions, but excessive crying can lead to irritability and physical illness. Holding in tears for too long can cause irritability and stress.
Likewise, Laughter is a powerful tool that can bring people together, reduce stress, and boost immunity. However, excessive laughter can be dangerous, potentially life-threatening. Dr. Sachet Dawar warns that excessive laughter can cause physical damage to the chest cavity, affecting internal organs and brain signals. Studies have shown that even without underlying health conditions, excessive laughter can cause fainting, suffocation, and respiratory obstruction. This can lead to potential brain dysfunction.
Going to the extreme brings hosts of problems. When we reach extremes, we create within ourselves a VUCA environment. We become volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. We become irrational and confuse others on how to deal with us.
How can we deal the VUCA in the environment if we have VUCA inside us I do not know.
Our moods become volatile. Our behaviors become uncertain. Our personalities become complex. Our actions become ambiguous.
We make it difficult for others to deal with us.
Fear of losing jobs, of wars causing huge wreckage not only to our properties and environment but even to us as we suffer from wars both physiology and psychology. Stress at work, fear of the unknown and fear of the future compound our fears and stress us.
All these factors and many more create our feelings of VUCA and our tendency to exaggerate and reach the extremes.
Humans need to restore their balance.
Another brilliant journey on the consequences of a VUCA environment (which has been replaced by another acronym for some time now).
The world has changed radically in recent decades. We live in a society where changes occur at rapid and unpredictable rates. Every time we look around, new things happen; whether it is our personal or professional life or social media or technology.
All of this is influencing our behaviors that end up pursuing the path of excess.
I do not like excesses, which in truth, for many represent a fascinating aspect of personality, contrary to balance, which would be boring! Personally, I consider it a dangerous game that simplifies everything, to the point of completely ignoring the range of shades of existence; a very limiting condition, like perceiving only in black and white in a world that is a riot of colors!
Well-being is not the fruit of excesses, but of balance. In the incessant vortex of life, the need for stability is a constant and profound call, sometimes a little confused but always present.
Life presents itself as a complicated balancing act, where to avoid falling it is necessary to retain only the essential and let the superfluous fall.
Frankly, I think it is essential to be flexible, to listen to the signals that indicate when we are going beyond our limits, and to avoid forcing our hand.
Aldo Delli Paoli your comment stretches the mind and I read it joyfully.
Yes, the other acronym for VUCA is BANI, which stands for Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, and Incomprehensible. I wrote once about it but I find people widely use VUCA.
Yes, going to the extreme if far-from-euqilibrium. Truly enough, we do not wish to remain in balance all the time we become idle, but also moving out ot it for extended periods is as you mentioned risky and disruptive.
Maybe we need balance between the balanced state and the far from equilibrium state. This idea occurred to me while writing my reply.
In short, I find your comment insightful, rich and worthy. Thank you
My heartfelt thanks for your time and appreciation.
Of course, balance doesn’t mean living a boring life, and it’s not that easy. Flexibility is also essential because life’s demands can change over time, requiring adjustments to maintain balance. Achieving a balanced lifestyle can be an ongoing journey, and it’s okay to have ups and downs to manage. Life is full of ups and downs, but that shouldn’t be an excuse to lose your bearings, but the goal is to make conscious choices and avoid excess.
I agree fully with you and you explained what I meant very well my friend.
Thank you
So true, Brother Ali
Taking world chaos into our being is destructive to health and bliss.
It happens to us all from time to time, as the maelstrom of power politics, and man’s inhumanity is hard to ignore.
The only intervention remedies are a walk outside, a hug from a friend, doing something for someone else, a gift of love, or some perspective meditation in solitude.
Peace must start within us to radiate out. Thank you for this reminder.
Thank you Brother Alan.
Yes, as you rightly said ”
“Peace must start within us to radiate out.
How could we give peace to others if we do not have it?
Small gestures can go a long way to radiate the rays of peace if only we had it ignited in us.
A recent post by Dennis Pitocco described how unfailing to pay for pastry ignited a war between Mexico and France. The war led to the killing of more than three hundred soldiers.
https://www.bizcatalyst360.com/just-desserts-what-did-the-pastry-war-teach-us-about-anger/
This post provides a great example of small incidents leading to escalated costs. This happens when people lose self-control and worse if they experience VUCA inside.