{"product_id":"before-the-collapse-a-guide-to-the-other-side-of-growth-paperback","title":"Before the Collapse: A Guide to the Other Side of Growth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUgo Bardi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody has to tell you that when things go bad, they go bad quickly and seemingly in bunches. Complicated structures like buildings or bridges are slow and laborious to build but, with a design flaw or enough explosive energy, take only seconds to collapse. This fate can befall a company, the stock market, or your house or town after a natural disaster, and the metaphor extends to economies, governments, and even whole societies. As we proceed blindly and incrementally in one direction or another, collapse often takes us by surprise. We step over what you will come to know as a \"Seneca cliff\", which is named after the ancient Roman philosopher, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, who was the first to observe the ubiquitous truth that growth is slow but ruin is rapid. Modern science, like ancient philosophy, tell us that collapse is not a bug; it is a feature of the universe. Understanding this reality will help you to see and navigate the Seneca cliffs of life, or what Malcolm Gladwell called \"tipping points.\" Efforts to stave off collapse often mean that the cliff will be even steeper when you step over it. But the good news is that what looks to you like a collapse may be nothing more than the passage to a new condition that is better than the old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gives deeper meaning to familiar adages such as \"it's a house of cards\", \"let nature take its course\", \"reach a tipping point\", or the popular Silicon Valley expression, \"fail fast, fail often.\" As the old Roman philosopher noted, \"nothing that exists today is not the result of a past collapse\", and this is the basis of what we call \"The Seneca Strategy.\" This engaging and insightful book will help you to use the Seneca Strategy to face failure and collapse at all scales, to understand why change may be inevitable, and to navigate the swirl of events that frequently threaten your balance and happiness. You will learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow ancient philosophy and modern science agree that failure and collapse are normal features of the universe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinciples that help us manage, rather than be managed by, the biggest challenges of our lives and times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why technological progress may not prevent economic or societal collapse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the best strategy to oppose failure is not to resist at all costs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow you can \"rebound\" after collapse, to do better than before, and to avoid the same mistakes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody has to tell you that when things go bad, they go bad quickly and seemingly in bunches. Complicated structures like buildings or bridges are slow and laborious to build but, with a design flaw or enough explosive energy, take only seconds to collapse. This fate can befall a company, the stock market, or your house or town after a natural disaster, and the metaphor extends to economies, governments, and even whole societies.\u003cbr\u003eAs we proceed blindly and incrementally in one direction or another, collapse often takes us by surprise. We step over what you will come to know as a \"Seneca cliff\", which is named after the ancient Roman philosopher, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, who was the first to observe the ubiquitous truth that growth is slow but ruin is rapid. \u003cbr\u003eModern science, like ancient philosophy, tell us that collapse is not a bug; it is a feature of the universe. Understanding this reality will help you to see and navigate the Seneca cliffs of life, or what Malcolm Gladwell called \"tipping points.\" Efforts to stave off collapse often mean that the cliff will be even steeper when you step over it. But the good news is that what looks to you like a collapse may be nothing more than the passage to a new condition that is better than the old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gives deeper meaning to familiar adages such as \"it's a house of cards\", \"let nature take its course\", \"reach a tipping point\", or the popular Silicon Valley expression, \"fail fast, fail often.\" As the old Roman philosopher noted, \"nothing that exists today is not the result of a past collapse\", and this is the basis of what we call \"The Seneca Strategy.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis engaging and insightful book will help you to use the Seneca Strategy to face failure and collapse at all scales, to understand why change may be inevitable, and to navigate the swirl of events that frequently threaten your balance and happiness. You will learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow ancient philosophy and modern science agree that failure and collapse are normal features of the universe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinciples that help us manage, rather than be managed by, the biggest challenges of our lives and times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy technological progress may not prevent economic or societal collapse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the best strategy to oppose failure is not to resist at all costs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow you can \"rebound\" after collapse, to do better than before, and to avoid the same mistakes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUgo Bardi teaches physical chemistry at the University of Florence, in Italy. He is interested in resource depletion, system dynamics modeling, climate science and renewable energy. He is member of the scientific committee of ASPO (Association for the study of peak oil) and regular contributor of \"The Oil Drum\" and \"Resilience.org\". His blog in English is called \"Cassandra's legacy\". He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eExtracted: How the Quest for Global Mining Wealth is Plundering the Planet\u003c\/i\u003e (Chelsea Green 2014) and \u003ci\u003eThe Limits to Growth Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e (Springer 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51794724454688,"sku":"9783030290375","price":48.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4640d5a36913b44cf786e15ba7ffbbbd.webp?v=1780732115","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/before-the-collapse-a-guide-to-the-other-side-of-growth-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}