Individual societies begin in harmonious adaptation to the environment and, like individuals, quickly get trapped into nonadaptive, artificial, repetitive sequences.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Leary suggests societies start adaptively but quickly fall into rigid, nonadaptive patterns.
- In plain terms
- Groups begin harmoniously but get stuck in repetitive cycles.
- What can you take from it?
- Watch for rigid routines in society.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What habits trap your group?
- How do you detect nonadaptive patterns?
Another view
It offers no guidance on breaking the cycles it describes.
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