I went to the National History Museum of Qatar two days ago. In this covid times, the museum is almost empty during the week. So, I took my time to go around, observe and read everything.
One thing that struck me is the increasing speed of change, a sort of Doppler effect applied to events.
Millions of years ago, evolution moved so slow that we would feel nothing was changing at all if we were there. And all changes were massive!
About 299 million years ago, there was a mass extinction followed by diversification. And this is a common trait in all these changes.
The old die so the new can be born and grow.
Sure, some of these changes were violent, and the story of any country is full of those. But most of the changes in the evolution process have been silent. Sure, that doesn't mean that there is no pain. Anytime the old die, someone suffers.
And there's where the increasing speed becomes a challenge.
When these changes were slower, humanity could adapt and shift the mindset from the old to the new.
It's like when you are trying to bend an elastic material. If you twist it too fast, you may break it. You need to do it slowly, so the material has the time to adjust.
I believe that this is why so many are struggling today.
The outside world is changing much faster than our ability to shift on the inside. The inner world does not have enough time to adjust, so someone cracks.
We created an ecosystem that is faster than we are.
Obviously, we can't stop evolution, and we can't slow it down. Even if this is what many are trying to do.
That's why I am on a journey of subtraction. To make myself agile and fluid in this fast changing world.