The Heat Death of The Universe and What It Means fot Your Business

The Heat Death of The Universe and What It Means for Your Business

I’ve always found physics to be an absolutely fascinating field of study. There is a certain solace one can find in thinking about the invisible forces that govern the world around us. Just when you think you understand a concept, you can dig deeper and unlock layer upon layer of complexity.

It always amazes me how translatable the world of physics can be across seemingly unrelated subjects, such as business and entrepreneurship.

Leaning towards chaos

I was recently reading about the concept of entropy, which is essentially a measure of disorder. This, taken alone, doesn’t seem all that interesting. However, things change when you remember that the second law of thermodynamics states that all closed systems tend to maximize entropy. In essence, this means that the Universe leans towards chaos.

The idea that the universe has a natural inclination towards disorder seems fitting in the context of entrepreneurship. It seems like, as a leader, I’m constantly battling a tendency for things to descend into disorder and chaos.

I know that as an entrepreneur, I often have a vision in my mind of how a particular business scenario should unfold. I find myself realizing this vision, and encountering serious frustration when things inevitably go sideways. Putting things back in order requires tremendous amounts of energy and focus. All in all, it makes for an exhausting and demoralizing process.

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However, if you take your lead from physics and realize that the Universe and your business alike will naturally lean towards disorder, you can equip yourself to respond more effectively.

I’ve often felt that the root of most stress can be found at the intersection of expectations and reality. Good entrepreneurs are able to close the gap between these and thus manage the natural chaotic state of things more effectively.

Ending not with a bang but a whimper

To get back to entropy for a moment, there is an important rule that has major implications. The higher the entropy, the less energy there is for useful work in a system. So, if you couple this again with the second law of thermodynamics (systems tend to maximize entropy), you reach a startling conclusion: eventually, the Universe will be a pretty boring place.

Sumber :http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrismyers/2016/11/02/the-heat-death-of-the-universe-and-what-it-means-for-your-business/