How the Butterfly Effect Can Propel You Towards The Life You Want

<p>In December 1972, at the 139th annual meeting of the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), meteorologist Edward Lorenz posed a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.americanscientist.org/article/understanding-the-butterfly-effect" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">question</a>:</p> <p><em>&ldquo;Does the flap of a butterfly&rsquo;s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?&rdquo;</em></p> <p>Well, that&rsquo;s a metaphor!</p> <p>A butterfly&rsquo;s wings could never trigger a tornado.</p> <p>With this analogy, Edward Lorenz meant &ldquo;an insignificant event like the butterfly flapping its wings, occurring at the appropriate time and place, may, in theory, trigger a chain reaction events that will result in the formation of a hurricane (significant change) somewhere else.&rdquo;</p> <p>This theory is called the butterfly effect.</p> <p>He discovered the butterfly effect when he forecasted the weather. He found that even an error of a decimal point change in numbers affected drastically in his forecast.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s a principle we can all relate to. But it&rsquo;s not just about chaos and unpredictability. It&rsquo;s also about the power of small actions to create significant changes.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/publishous/how-the-butterfly-effect-can-propel-you-towards-the-life-you-want-5edebffaf3d4">Website</a></p>