There's a major pattern of energy in universe wherein the very large events, earthquakes, and so forth, occur in any one area of universe very much less frequently than do the small energy events. Around the Earth insects occur more often than do earthquakes. In the patterning of total evolutionary events, there comes a time, once in a while, amongst the myriad of low energy events, when a large energy event transpires and is so disturbing that with their general adaptability lost, the ultra-specialized creatures perish.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Small energy events happen frequently while large ones are rare but can cause specialized species to perish.
- In plain terms
- Small events are common but big rare events can wipe out specialized creatures.
- What can you take from it?
- Small adaptability matters more than specialization in uncertain environments.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How adaptable is your current strategy?
- What large risks are you ignoring?
Another view
The metaphor of specialized creatures perishing oversimplifies evolutionary dynamics.
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