I got really inspired by this new book I’m reading.
“From Darwin and during nearly the whole 20th century, biologists and ecologists believed that the principal forces structuring relationships between species in their ecosystems were competition and predation. The experiments were conceived to highlight this conclusion, and, naturally, that’s what they ended up observing.”
- from the book “Mutual Aid: The Other Law of the Jungle” written by Pablo Servigne and Gauthier Chapelle
It is only later that opposite forces (Mutual beneficial relationship) started to be researched seriously.
They truly exploded in the ‘70s,
and you can now find thousands
of examples of them.
They show us that the “law of the jungle”, aka “the law of the strongest”, is not the norm and that mutual aid plays an immense role in our planet.
It benefits this individualist and capitalist society to make us believe that the only way to interact with each other is by fighting one another.
In comparison, mutual aid can often be a much less destructive and exhaustive solution.
I’m writing to you about this because, too often, when we see other actors in our field, we feel threatened as they were about to steal our next client or steal your content and ideas.
But if you see these new people or businesses as a potential opportunity of sharing experiences, as new collaborators, as someone to learn from.
You might find yourself creating a much more sustainable, profitable and resourcing path for your career.
I believe in the other Law of The Jungle!
Do you?
Photo by Roberto Nickson on Unsplash
I got really inspired by this new book I’m reading.
“From Darwin and during nearly the whole 20th century, biologists and ecologists believed that the principal forces structuring relationships between species in their ecosystems were competition and predation. The experiments were conceived to highlight this conclusion, and, naturally, that’s what they ended up observing.”
- from the book “Mutual Aid: The Other Law of the Jungle” written by Pablo Servigne and Gauthier Chapelle
It is only later that opposite forces (Mutual beneficial relationship) started to be researched seriously.
They truly exploded in the ‘70s,
and you can now find thousands
of examples of them.
They show us that the “law of the jungle”, aka “the law of the strongest”, is not the norm and that mutual aid plays an immense role in our planet.
It benefits this individualist and capitalist society to make us believe that the only way to interact with each other is by fighting one another.
In comparison, mutual aid can often be a much less destructive and exhaustive solution.
I’m writing to you about this because, too often, when we see other actors in our field, we feel threatened as they were about to steal our next client or steal your content and ideas.
But if you see these new people or businesses as a potential opportunity of sharing experiences, as new collaborators, as someone to learn from.
You might find yourself creating a much more sustainable, profitable and resourcing path for your career.
I believe in the other Law of The Jungle!
Do you?
Photo by Roberto Nickson on Unsplash
