Pendulum pushes and pulls.
Yesterday’s newsletter (sign up, won’t you?) talked about the pendulum, and why it’s an important visual tool to describe volatility with decisions.
We base our emotions on getting the “yes” and depending on how excited the decision makes us, that determines how strong we will “push.”
The decision on how hard to “push” comes from our emotions and our excitement towards them. If I am happy or sad based on a decision then I “push” it.
After the push, there are aftershocks (the swings after the initial push). The pendulum cannot “rest” until it’s out of energy.
So, the “yes” or “no” still has some power after that first push. This is important because they – the aftershocks – advertently or inadvertently affect our other pendulums (other “yes” or “no” decisions).
In short, our decisions are powerful and have lasting effects. They go beyond the moment we make them.
We are not islands, and pretending does us no good.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 